Inside Gaza: will the war start again as the ceasefire is tested? Jonathan Sacerdoti reports from central Gaza as Hamas breaks Gaza ceasefire AGAIN

February 17
14 mins

Episode Description

Jonathan Sacerdoti travels into the Gaza Strip, embedding with the IDF along the new front line that now divides the territory.

Months into the Trump brokered ceasefire, Israel holds 58 per cent of Gaza behind what they call the 'yellow line'. Hamas remains in control of the rest and declares it will not disarm. Sniper fire, tunnel discoveries and daily ceasefire violations continue, even as aid enters through Israeli controlled crossings.

From fortified positions overlooking the central refugee camps to staging areas where humanitarian supplies are transferred, this on the ground report examines how Israel is enforcing its security doctrine just a kilometre from its own civilian communities.

Speaking with the IDF’s international spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani, Jonathan explores Hamas’s continued tunnel building, guerrilla attacks during the ceasefire, disputed casualty figures, and the strategic calculation behind holding a majority of the Strip.

The question hanging over the quiet landscape is whether this is containment, or simply the interval before renewed war.


👁‍🗨 Watch if you want to understand how a ceasefire operates when territory is divided, weapons remain in place, and both sides prepare for what may come next.


💬 We Discuss:

🟡 Why Israel is holding 58 per cent of Gaza and what the yellow line represents in practice

🔫 How Hamas continues sniper attacks and guerrilla operations during the ceasefire

🕳️ The scale and persistence of the tunnel network beneath Gaza

📦 How humanitarian aid is transferred across the border under Israeli control

🏘️ The strategic importance of Gaza’s central refugee camps

⚖️ The dispute over casualty figures and the politics of wartime information

🛡️ Whether demilitarisation is achievable under the current agreement

🌍 The prospects for international forces replacing the IDF presence


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👇 Comment below — will this ceasefire endure without Hamas disarmament, or is renewed conflict inevitable?

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