November 9, 2025: Gaza Faces Ongoing Strikes and Aid Shortages; Israel Targets Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israeli strikes continue in Gaza this week amid various challenges to the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas negotiated by President Trump in October. Meanwhile, Israel has carried out strikes in southern Lebanon against what it says are Hezbollah targets.

Despite the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Gaza’s condition is unstable and has been defined by numerous obstacles. Following a tumultuous week that saw Israeli bombardment, fake hostage recoveries staged by Hamas, and other unclear reports of fighting in the Strip, the situation has stabilized only slightly. Israeli strikes have continued into this week. Just in the last 24 hours, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported that one person has been killed and five wounded by Israeli strikes. Since the beginning of the ceasefire, Israeli forces have killed over 241 Palestinians. Most have been accused by Israel of crossing the “Yellow Line,” which demarcates the territory Israel controls as per the ceasefire agreement. However, locations targeted have been outside the Yellow Line.

In addition to the ongoing strikes this week, humanitarian agencies say that too little aid is currently entering Gaza. Following the ceasefire, many expected aid to flood the territory, but according to experts, less than a third of the expected amount of aid has actually reached Gaza. Israel maintains that it has been abiding by the terms of the agreement, which call for an average of 600 trucks into Gaza a day. However, on Friday, a US official announced that the US-led Civil-Military Coordination Center would replace Israel in regulating aid entry into Gaza. An Israeli security official said that Israel would still be involved in policy and make joint decisions with the CMCC. However, it appears that the CMCC will take the lead role in aid distribution.

In other news, Israel launched strikes in Lebanon this week that it said were targeting Hezbollah, a political and paramilitary group based in Lebanon that is designated a terrorist organization by many countries. Israel claimed that the strikes were in response to what it said were attempts by Hezbollah to rebuild operations in the region and “reestablish terrorist infrastructure.” Prior to the strikes, the IDF issued multiple warnings for civilians to evacuate.

In November 2024, Hezbollah and Israel agreed on a US-brokered ceasefire deal that is technically in effect. However, Israeli strikes have been ongoing since then, with Israel accusing Hezbollah of breaching the deal and Hezbollah denying the accusations. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, who has made it his policy to disarm Hezbollah, condemned the recent Israeli strikes, writing on X, “The more Lebanon expresses its openness to the path of peaceful negotiation to resolve outstanding issues with Israel, the more Israel intensifies its aggression against Lebanese sovereignty.”

The situation this week remains unstable, yet the ceasefire deals in both Gaza and Lebanon still formally stand. The US’ continued involvement in Gaza will prove very important in the coming weeks.