Gaza (QNN)- Gaza’s Government Media Office on Wednesday condemned Israel’s “serious and systematic violations” of the ceasefire, noting that Israel has breached the agreement over 2,070 times since it came into force on October 10, killing hundreds of Palestinians and restricting the entry of much-needed aid.
As the Eid al-Fitr approaches, more than 2.4 million people in the Gaza Strip are facing the Muslim holiday under “catastrophic and unprecedented humanitarian conditions. Their suffering continues to deepen amid an ongoing blockade and the severe collapse of basic living conditions,” the Office said.
This year, Eid arrives overshadowed by “widespread destruction, forced displacement, and the absence of even the simplest signs of joy. Acute shortages of food, water, and medicine, within a context described as a systematic policy of starvation.”
This “have left families unable to meet their most basic needs, including providing even the simplest holiday essentials for their children.”
Here are the details of Israel’s violations:
Attacks and Killings
The Office said Israel shot at civilians 750 times, raided residential areas beyond the “yellow line” 87 times, bombed and shelled Gaza 973 times, and demolished people’s properties on 263 occasions.
It added that Israel had also abducted 50 Palestinians from Gaza.
At least 677 Palestinians have been killed and 1,813 others wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the ceasefire began, it added.
Among the victims were 305 children, women and elders, and 99 percent of those killed were civilians.
Humanitarian Aid
Israel has also continued to block essential humanitarian aid from entering the enclave despite the ceasefire stipulating that “full aid will be immediately sent into the Gaza Strip”.
From October 10 to March 18, only 38,358 trucks have entered Gaza out of 94,800. That is only 40 percent of the trucks allocated.
In addition, Israel has blocked essential and nutritious food items, including meat, dairy, and vegetables, crucial for a balanced diet. Instead, non-nutritious foodstuffs are being allowed, such as snacks, chocolate, crisps, and soft drinks.
600 trucks are supposed to enter the enclave daily.
The Office also noted that Israel continues to block the entry of tents, mobile homes, caravans, and other essential shelter materials, “in clear violation of existing agreements and international humanitarian law.”
Rafah Crossing
On February 2, Israel reopened the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt partially for limited traffic under heavy Israeli restrictions and monitoring.
Health authorities said at least 1,268 people have died in Gaza while waiting for medical transfer after the crossing was closed by Israel.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health warned that there are critical medical cases in urgent need of immediate evacuation through the Rafah Crossing, as their lives are at serious risk.
There are 20,000 patients in the territory, including 4,500 children, in urgent need of treatment.
The Ministry said around 6,000 injured people require urgent transfer to receive medical treatment. It added that the current evacuation system is extremely slow and could take years to clear the backlog of patients and wounded.
According to the Ministry, evacuating at least 500 patients per day is necessary to alleviate their suffering.
Health authorities have warned that the number of deaths among those waiting for medical transfer will rise soon unless more Palestinians are allowed to exit immediately.
“We’re still losing lives every day. Allowing only 50 patients out of Gaza each day is not proper. This dynamic is very dire and we’re going to lose more lives,” Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital director said.
The reason the mass evacuations are needed is because Israel’s military “entirely destroyed” Gaza’s health system, said Muhamed Abu Salmiya.
For Palestinians in Gaza, the Rafah crossing had long been the only connection to the outside world.
Israeli forces occupied the Palestinian side of the crossing in May 2024, destroying its buildings, preventing travel and causing a severe humanitarian crisis, especially for patients. They deployed soldiers in a military buffer zone all across the Philadelphi Corridor, where they remain today.
The first phase of Trump’s Gaza ceasefire 20-point plan, which took effect in October to end Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, had called for Israel to let humanitarian aid into the territory and open “the Rafah crossing in both directions”.
However, Israel had continued to close it along with killing hundreds of civilians and blocking much-needed aid. Israel also continues to occupy over 50 percent of Gaza.
There have been reports that Israel plans to restrict the number of Palestinians entering the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing, ensuring that more people are allowed out than in. Israeli officials have repeatedly called for the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, the occupation of the enclave, and the construction of illegal settlements.
According to the Gaza Media Office, only 1,075 Palestinians have left the Gaza Strip via the crossing since Israel reopened it on February 2. 859 Palestinians also returned to the strip.
A total of 1,934 travelers crossed during that period, out of 5,400 who were expected to pass through the Rafah crossing in both directions, approximately 35%.
The Office noted that Israel has kept the Rafah crossing closed since the start of the Israeli–U.S. assault on Iran, without providing any justification.
According to the Office, Israel has failed to:
- allow the entry of the agreed-upon number of various trucks.
- adhere to the agreed withdrawal lines from the Gaza Strip.
- permit the entry of materials necessary for infrastructure maintenance and repair.
- allow the entry of heavy equipment for civil defense operations, including rubble removal and the recovery of victims’ bodies.
- permit the entry of medical equipment, supplies, and essential medications.
- keep the Rafah crossing open as agreed, instead closing it again without justification.
- uphold obligations regarding the cases of martyrs, the injured, detainees, and the missing.
- allow the entry of tents, mobile housing units, and other shelter materials.
- resume operations at the power generation plant.
- adhere to the designated “yellow line,” instead advancing further into the territory and seizing additional kilometers across the Gaza Strip.
