STRIKES CONTINUE IN GAZADespite Trump’s call for restraint, Israeli bombardment continued across Gaza.“The death toll from the ongoing Israeli bombardment since dawn today stands at 57, including 40 in Gaza City alone,” said Mahmud Bassal, a spokesman for the civil defence agency, which operates under Hamas authority.Witnesses said airstrikes, artillery fire and drone attacks persisted around Gaza City, where Israeli forces have maintained heavy operations.Mahmud al-Ghazi, a resident of the Al-Rimal neighbourhood, said: “Israel has actually escalated its attacks since Trump’s call for a pause. Who will stop Israel now?”The Israeli military warned residents not to return to Gaza City, calling it “extremely dangerous.” Israeli media reported the army had shifted to a defensive posture, though the military did not confirm this.POST-WAR PLANS FOR GAZAA Hamas official said Egypt would host a conference of Palestinian factions to discuss Gaza’s post-war future.Under Trump’s proposal, Hamas and other factions “will not have any role in the governance of Gaza.” The plan calls for a ceasefire, the release of hostages within 72 hours, a phased Israeli withdrawal, Hamas’s disarmament, and the creation of a technocratic transitional authority headed by Trump.“The best thing is that President Trump himself announced a ceasefire, and Netanyahu will not be able to escape this time,” said Sami Adas, a Gaza City resident living in a tent with his family.The war began with Hamas’s Oct 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which killed 1,219 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli figures.Israel’s retaliatory offensive has since killed at least 67,074 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health ministry, whose data the UN considers reliable. Their figures do not distinguish between civilians and combatants but indicate that more than half of the dead are women and children.