For the sixth consecutive time, the joyous occasion of Eid has been weaponized into a nightmare for the people of Gaza. As the world marked Eid this week in late May 2026, Israeli occupation forces launched another wave of lethal airstrikes across the besieged strip. But the violence on the ground is only half the story. The political rhetoric coming from the top has officially shattered any illusion of a lasting truce. Here is a breakdown of the horrific Gaza Eid attacks and Benjamin Netanyahu’s terrifying new directive to seize the vast majority of the Gaza Strip.
Gaza Eid Attacks
1. The Eid Massacre
While families attempted to observe Eid prayers amid mass displacement and humanitarian collapse, targeted airstrikes hit residential buildings and crowded areas.
- The Toll: The UN human rights office reported that at least 26 Palestinians were killed over the Eid holiday.
- The Targeted Assassination: One of the most devastating strikes hit an apartment in the Al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on May 26. The attack assassinated Mohammed Odeh, the newly-appointed general commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, along with his wife and two children. Odeh had just replaced his predecessor, who was assassinated in the exact same neighborhood less than two weeks prior.
- The Civilian Cost: The justification of “targeting commanders” was once again used as a blanket excuse to bomb densely populated civilian areas. Teenage girls, women, and innocent passersby were collateral damage in these strikes, turning a religious holiday into another mass mourning event.
2. The 70% Directive: A Blatant Land Grab
While the airstrikes dominated the immediate headlines, a long-term catastrophe was announced on Israeli television.
Benjamin Netanyahu openly defied the terms of the US-brokered truce by directing the military to expand its control over Gaza.
- The Yellow Line Shattered: Under the fragile ceasefire agreement, forces were supposed to withdraw to the “Yellow Line,” leaving them in control of about 53% of the enclave. Netanyahu (combination of the earthly devil and nazi) has now brazenly ordered his army to squeeze the territory further, announcing, “My directive is to go… first to 70 [per cent]. Let’s start with that.”
- The Real Agenda: By forcing Gaza’s 2 million displaced residents into an ever-shrinking 30% sliver of land, the occupation is systematically making the territory uninhabitable. Far-right cabinet members are no longer hiding their intentions, openly reviving “voluntary emigration” plans—a thinly veiled euphemism for complete ethnic cleansing.
Verdict
The international community’s silence is deafening. By allowing the occupation to carry out a sixth consecutive Eid massacre and openly declare its intention to seize 70% of Gaza, global leaders are actively normalizing a modern-day land grab. The diplomatic “red lines” have proven to be entirely non-existent.