
Inside Gaza: will the war start again as the ceasefire is tested? Jonathan Sacerdoti reports from central Gaza as Hamas breaks Gaza ceasefire AGAIN
From I'm Jonathan Sacerdoti by Jonathan Sacerdoti
February 17, 2026 · 14 min
About this episode
Jonathan Sacerdoti reports from Gaza on the ongoing ceasefire and military tensions as Hamas continues its operations.
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…
People in this episode
Host: Jonathan Sacerdoti
Topics covered
- Gaza conflict
- ceasefire
- Hamas
- IDF operations
- humanitarian aid
- military strategy
Keywords
- Gaza
- ceasefire
- Hamas
- IDF
- sniper fire
- tunnel network
- humanitarian aid
- military strategy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hamas, IDF
Places: Gaza Strip, Israel, central Gaza
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