{"id":59551,"date":"2026-05-31T03:46:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T11:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=59551"},"modified":"2026-05-31T03:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T11:46:29","slug":"ceasefire-is-a-joke-israeli-soldiers-recount-ongoing-indiscriminate-killings-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/31\/ceasefire-is-a-joke-israeli-soldiers-recount-ongoing-indiscriminate-killings-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ceasefire Is a Joke\u2019: Israeli Soldiers Recount Ongoing Indiscriminate Killings in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel Defense Forces<\/a> soldiers interviewed for an article published Friday by The Associated Press described ongoing indiscriminate killing of Palestinians \u2013 including civilians \u2013 despite a purported ceasefire.<\/p>\n

One IDF combat soldier told<\/a> the AP that he saw his teammates \u201cyelling in celebration\u201d and \u201ccongratulating one another\u201d after blowing up a vehicle driving near the ever-expanding so-called \u201cyellow line\u201d dividing the Gaza<\/a> Strip into Israeli and Palestinian-controlled zones. The strike killed everyone inside the vehicle.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a jungle,\u201d the soldier said. \u201cAfter the ceasefire, the order was: If someone crosses the line, you shoot them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The problem is, the yellow line is often unclear, invisible, and often shifts. It cuts through farmland, roads, neighborhoods, and areas where Palestinians<\/a> live and work.<\/p>\n

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Displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip describe the \u201cyellow line\u201d to Sahat English\u2014an invisible, ever-shifting boundary enforced by the IOF, where crossing can mean instant death.<\/p>\n

It is not just a "military zone", but a line of fear, with no real guarantees of safety even\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ArMezySxdk<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sahat English \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@sahatenglish) May 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n