Health Ministry Reports 93 Palestinian Fatalities in Israeli Strikes on Gaza Post-Ceasefire
According to the Gaza Health Ministry, at least 93 Palestinians have lost their lives and 324 others have sustained injuries as a result of Israeli assaults in Gaza, despite a ceasefire having been implemented in the blockaded region earlier this month.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the ministry announced that within the past 48 hours, 19 casualties from Israeli attacks have been transported to hospitals in Gaza, along with an additional seven individuals who have sustained injuries.
Reports indicate that the ongoing conflict in Israel, which has persisted for two years, has resulted in a significant humanitarian toll. As of October 7, 2023, the number of fatalities has reached 68,519, with injuries totaling 170,382.
A ceasefire agreement commenced on October 10 in the Gaza Strip, following a phased plan proposed by Trump. The initial phase involved the release of Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
The Gaza Government Media Office reports that Israel has breached the ceasefire agreement with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas on 80 occasions since the truce commenced.
In the northwest region of the southern city of Rafah, a Palestinian child sustained serious injuries as a result of Israeli occupation gunfire.
In a separate incident, two people sustained injuries after Israeli forces targeted a civilian vehicle in Bani Suhaila, located east of Khan Yunis.
On Friday, Israeli forces carried out demolitions of residential structures in the southeast of Khan Yunis and issued artillery bombardments targeting eastern Deir al-Balah, situated in central Gaza.
In a tragic incident, two Palestinian siblings lost their lives in an artillery strike east of Deir al-Balah. Israeli authorities have claimed that the individuals had crossed the boundary referred to as the “Yellow Line.”
Despite reports from Israeli media suggesting that Washington has been advising Tel Aviv to refrain from heightening tensions or taking punitive actions due to Hamas’s purported failure to return all the bodies of Israeli captives as stipulated in the ceasefire agreement, the attacks have nonetheless occurred.
Hamas has completed its release of all Israeli captives, including 20 individuals who were alive and nine who were deceased.
Hamas has announced the transfer of all remains it has presently identified, noting that the recovery of additional remains may necessitate further time and the use of specialized equipment.
The resistance group has attributed the responsibility for the fatalities and the missing individuals, suspected to be trapped beneath debris alongside thousands of civilians, to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his cabinet, and the military forces.
Israel has cited delays in the repatriation of captive bodies as a rationale for persisting in its military operations, maintaining the closure of the Rafah border crossing, and reducing by half the distribution of humanitarian aid to the blockaded region.
Mediators had aimed for the ceasefire to stabilize the situation on the ground. However, Israel’s recent breaches indicate a shift back to pressure tactics, heightening concerns that the genocide may soon recommence amid an escalating humanitarian crisis.
