Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the US in Iran, redirecting its fire back on the ruined Palestinian enclave where the military believes Hamas fighters are tightening their grip. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, 120 Palestinians, including eight women and 13 children, were killed in Gaza since the Iran war was paused on April 8, 20% more than in the five weeks prior, when Israel was flying sorties over Iran. Conflict monitor ACLED, which tracks Israeli attacks ⁠in Gaza, ​said in a monthly report for April that Israel had carried out 35% more attacks last month than in March. The increase in Israeli strikes on Gaza is a further sign of stalled progress under US President Donald Trump ’s plan to halt the war there and begin reconstruction. “The war is still ongoing,” said Lafi Al-Najjar, 36, a blind Palestinian, one of whose sons was killed on April 28 in an Israeli attack.…