Israeli Forces Kill at Least Five Palestinians Across Gaza Despite Ceasefire Deal
Gaza (QNN)- At least five Palestinians were killed and others injured on Tuesday by Israeli forces across the Gaza Strip, despite a ceasefire that took effect on Friday.
Local sources reported five people were killed after Israeli quadcopter drones opened fire on residents inspecting their homes in the Shujaiyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
In Khan Younis in southern Gaza, two Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire, medical sources at Nasser Medical Complex said.
Hamas slammed Israel’s violation of the ceasefire. The Palestinian group spokesperson Hazem Qassem said, "The Israeli army's killing of several residents of Gaza this morning through airstrikes and gunfire constitutes a violation of the ceasefire agreement."
"Once again, we call on all parties to monitor Israel's actions and ensure it does not evade its obligations to mediators regarding the end of the war on Gaza,” he added.
The ceasefire in Gaza took effect on Friday morning after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of the 20-point plan brokered by Trump.
On Monday, Hamas concluded the release of 20 living Israeli captives. In exchange, 1,968 Palestinian detainees were freed, ending the first phase of the ceasefire deal.
More than 67,800 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since the start of the genocide in Gaza in October 2023.
Tuesday’s attacks constitute a breach of the ceasefire agreement, which explicitly stated that “all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment and targeting operations, will be suspended”.
In January alone, Israeli forces and settlers carried out 28 raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque and prevented the call to prayer 57 times at the Ibrahimi Mosque, an official report said.
Israel is holding the bodies of around 777 identified Palestinians, including 88 detainees who died in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture and medical negligence, according to a Palestinian organization advocating for their release.
Only five of the 450 Palestinian patients in critical condition will be allowed to leave the Gaza Strip on Monday, after Israel reopened the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt for limited traffic following two years of genocide and nearly 20 months of closure.