‘First, stop the killing’: Gazans say they’ll believe ceasefire roadmap when strikes end
Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondentNineteen people were killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry — a high daily toll, even by the standards of the near-daily strikes that have continued throughout the ceasefire.Just days earlier, US President Donald Trump announced that his Board of Peace had reached an agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas as part of the roadmap for the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, which calls for Israel to halt military operations in Gaza.For many Gazans, however, there is only one meaningful test of whether the agreement is truly moving forward: whether the strikes stop.That sentiment has been reflected repeatedly in recent days on social media.On Sunday, Gaza resident Kamel al-Hindi wrote on Facebook: “They keep talking about a truce and a ceasefire, while this usurping entity continues burning…
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Despite a recently announced ceasefire roadmap by US President Donald Trump, residents in Gaza express deep skepticism as Israeli strikes continue, killing 19 people on Sunday alone. Gazans, including Kamel al-Hindi and Somaya Samir al-Kahlout, state they will only believe in a truce when the bombings stop, with one resident saying, “First, stop the killing. Every day people are killed.” Since the October 2025 ceasefire, 1,250 people have been killed in Israeli strikes, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry. Israeli officials, however, maintain that strikes target active threats and that Hamas has not disarmed as required by the agreement. The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, intended to replace Hamas's civilian governance, has yet to enter the Strip, further fueling public despair over the lack of tangible changes and reconstruction efforts.
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