Gaza’s civil defense agency has reported that Israeli airstrikes have resulted in the deaths of a minimum of 12 individuals since yesterday morning. A military spokesperson stated that these attacks were conducted in retaliation for alleged breaches of the ceasefire agreement.
Despite a truce mediated by the US that commenced its second phase last month, ongoing violence persists in the Palestinian region, as both Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the accord.
The civil defense agency, functioning as a rescue unit under Hamas control, disclosed that one strike struck a tent housing displaced persons in northern Gaza, while another targeted a location in the south.
As per the agency, five individuals lost their lives and several others sustained injuries in an Israeli airstrike on a tent providing shelter to displaced persons in Jabalia in the north.
In a separate incident, five more individuals were killed and several others wounded during an early morning strike in the southern city of Khan Yunis, with the agency reporting an additional fatality from Israeli shelling in Gaza City.
Al-Shifa and Nasser hospitals have verified that they received the remains of at least seven casualties.
An Israeli military official asserted that the airstrikes were in response to Hamas breaching the terms of the ceasefire agreement.
“The violation involved the identification of several armed militants seeking refuge under debris near IDF troops, likely emerging from underground structures in the vicinity,” stated the official.
“Crossing the yellow line near IDF forces while armed is a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement and highlights how Hamas persistently breaches the terms with the aim of endangering the troops,” the official emphasized.
As outlined in the ceasefire terms implemented on October 10, Israeli forces pulled back to positions behind a designated Yellow Line, although they maintain control over more than half of the territory.
According to Gaza’s health ministry, the death toll has reached at least 601 individuals since the commencement of the truce.
