Israeli artillery bombarded the eastern and southern regions of Gaza City on October 7th, 2025, between 12:06 AM and 1:09 AM UTC, according to an urgent report from an Al-Jazeera correspondent. This period of activity occurred during a one-hour and two-minute reporting window. No further details regarding the extent of the bombardment or potential casualties were immediately available from the Al-Jazeera source. Previous reports from October 6th, 2025, indicated President Donald Trump's expectation of a Gaza deal, with Hamas agreeing to significant points and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu showing positivity. These negotiations, involving Jared Kushner and Steve Whitkoff in Egypt, were reportedly progressing with the acceptance of President Trump's 21 points, aiming for an end to the war and hostage release. An author visited a demonstration of recordings from the October 7th terrorist attack in Jerusalem on October 7th, 2025, within a previous reporting window. The demonstration aimed to make the horror of the attacks visible.
