"There may be a ceasefire in place, but Israel still kills Palestinians in Gaza every day. Last Sunday, I stepped out of my family's tent in az-Zawayda, in the central Gaza Strip and headed to the nearby Twix Cafe, a coworking space for freelancers and students. Ten days had passed since the ceasefire was announced and I thought it must finally be safe for me to go out."
"An Israeli drone had hit the entrance of Twix Cafe. I froze. I thought, this is it it's my turn. I won't survive this war. Three people were killed and several others were injured. Had my brother and I left my family's tent a few minutes earlier, we, too, may have been among the casualties. As the news spread, my family went into panic, calling us over and over again."
After ten days of a declared ceasefire, an Israeli drone struck the entrance of Twix Cafe in az-Zawayda, killing three people and injuring several others. A person and their sibling narrowly avoided the strike, returning to their family's tent amid panic and weak communications. The strike coincided with dozens of other bombardments across the Gaza Strip that day, killing at least 45 people and marking the deadliest day since the ceasefire. More than 100 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire, including 11 members of the Abu Shaaban family killed on October 18. Daily violence and fear continue under occupation.
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