{"id":448824,"date":"2026-05-19T04:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T04:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/448824\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T04:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T04:25:09","slug":"gazas-constant-terror-israeli-attacks-pierce-ceasefire-and-leave-people-afraid-to-walk-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/448824\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza’s constant terror: Israeli attacks pierce ceasefire and leave people ‘afraid to walk streets’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The war may be officially paused but for residents of the Gaza Strip<\/a> the sense of danger has not lifted.<\/p>\n

Air strikes, gunfire and sudden attacks by Israel<\/a> continue to shape daily life, turning routine moments \u2013 walking to the market, going to work, sending children to school \u2013 into calculated risks.<\/p>\n

In Deir Al Balah in central Gaza, Muath Mousa has adjusted his entire routine around fear. \u201cFor the past two weeks, I\u2019ve decided not to leave the tent more than once a day,\u201d he told The National. <\/p>\n

Mr Mousa supports a household of seven. The fear of leaving them behind shapes every decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re afraid while walking in the street \u2026 afraid even while standing and buying something,\u201d he said. \u201cYou think ‘what if something happens to me? What will happen to my family?’\u201d<\/p>\n

A ceasefire last October put the brakes on Israel’s campaign but did not stop it altogether. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> admitted at the weekend that Israeli troops were quietly expanding the so-called yellow line marking out the boundaries of their occupied territory.<\/p>\n

Gaza’s civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal said rescue workers respond every day to \u201cattacks on homes, tents, streets, everywhere people are\u201d. He said 877 people have been killed and more than 2,600 injured during the ceasefire. \u201cPeople are extremely tired,\u201d Mr Basal said. \u201cThey need a real break from the war.\u201d<\/p>\n

For civilians, survival now depends on limiting exposure to danger. The danger is not abstract. Strikes take place across the strip, particularly in areas near the yellow line, where violence has intensified. The result is a shrinking space for normal life.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter losing our homes and our previous lives, now we are being deprived of movement itself,\u201d Mr Mousa says.<\/p>\n

Shattered in seconds<\/p>\n

For some, even attempts to rebuild have been met with violence.<\/p>\n

In Gaza city, Ayman Al Shoubaki and his family had started a small business, a phone-charging and internet point, hoping to create a source of income amid widespread destruction.<\/p>\n

But that enterprise was shattered in seconds. One afternoon, their workplace was attacked by a missile, he said. The area was crowded at the time.<\/p>\n

His father and brother were injured, along with eight others nearby.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe attacks are very alarming,\u201d Mr Al Shoubaki told The National. \u201cPeople are afraid to go out into the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n

The strike reflects a broader pattern, residents say, in which even civilian spaces are not spared. \u201cWe thought the war had ended,\u201d Mr Al Shoubaki said. \u201cBut it feels like it hasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

For many, the most difficult part is the unpredictability. In Sheikh Radwan, Mahmoud Barhoum describes a life defined by near misses and constant anxiety. \u201cI go out to get food and water with my heart in my hands,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

The fear extends to his children, who attend a nearby school. \u201cI stay worried until they come back,\u201d he said, \u201ceven though it\u2019s close.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recently, Mr Barhoum narrowly avoided an air strike. \u201cI was in a place five minutes before it was hit,\u201d he said. \u201cOnly minutes separated me from death.\u201d Since then, his family has urged him to leave home only in emergencies.<\/p>\n

That sense of vulnerability is widespread. Residents say there is no longer any clear distinction between safe and unsafe areas. \u201cIf things continue like this, the slow death toll will keep rising,\u201d Mr Barhoum said. \u201cPeople can no longer feel safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the official pause in large-scale fighting, the continuation of strikes has blurred the meaning of ceasefire for many Gazans.<\/p>\n

Daily life remains disrupted. Movement is restricted not by official orders alone, but by fear. Economic activity is fragile. Efforts to rebuild, even small, personal ones are easily undone.<\/p>\n

For those on the ground, the reality is simple: the violence never truly stopped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The war may be officially paused but for residents of the Gaza Strip the sense of danger has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448825,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[64519,50,42,43,2865,789,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-448824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-foreign-desk-team","tag-gaza","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-standard","tag-story","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}