Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 8 as ceasefire deal delayed

At least eight people were reported to have been killed in Gaza in the hour after the ceasefire expected to go into effect on Sunday morning was delayed, Gaza’s Civil Defense agency said.

At least five deaths were reported in Gaza City with three deaths reported in the enclave’s north, with more than 25 people injured, Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal said in a statement published to Telegram this morning.

He said that death toll had been recorded between the time the ceasefire was expected to be “implemented” at around 8:30 a.m. this morning local time (1:30 a.m. ET) and 9:30 a.m. local time (2:30 a.m. ET.)

It came as the IDF said it continued to strike parts of Gaza in northern and central areas of the enclave under the delay in the ceasefire taking effect.

It was not immediately clear how many Palestinians in Gaza would have been aware of the delay, with a limited lack of access to the internet and cell service under Israel’s offensive. Many Palestinians had begun looking to move north after the time the ceasefire was expected to go into effect.