Israel violates Gaza ceasefire deal with new massacres
More than 194 Israeli violations have been documented so far, resulting in the death of over 240 Palestinians since the ceasefire took effect.
Israeli military detonates buildings in northern Gaza, in the midst of rubble. Photo: screenshot
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have launched deadly attacks across the Gaza Strip for the fourth week respectively, after the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal went into effect on October 10.
At least 240 people, many of them children and women, have been killed in aerial raids, drone strikes, artillery shelling and shooting attacks in different parts of the besieged enclave since when the ceasefire went into effect on October 10 until the time of writing.
Almost half of the victims were killed during the Israeli massacres on Tuesday, October 28 and Wednesday, October 29, during which at least 104 Palestinians were killed. Israel claimed that these massacres were committed in retaliation for the alleged killing of an Israeli soldier by Hamas on Tuesday, October 28 in Gaza, which the Palestinian resistance movement denied.
Moreover, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) claimed that the strikes targeted dozens of Hamas fighters, weapons warehouses, and tunnels in different parts of the war-torn enclave. Yet, the Israeli regime paradoxically confirmed its commitment to the ceasefire deal.
More than 194 Israeli violations documented so far
According to a statement released by Gaza’s Government Media Office on Sunday, November 2, the IOF committed 194 of the ceasefire agreement.
The office clarified that besides the aerial, artillery, drone and shooting attacks, the violations included Israeli incursions beyond the agreed upon lines (known as the yellow lines) and blocking of aid.
Trump supports Israel’s right to retaliate
Commenting on the blatant Israeli violations of the ceasefire deal, US President Donald Trump told reporters last week:
“As I understand it, they took out an Israeli soldier, so the Israelis hit back and they should hit back. When that happens, they should hit back.”
Trump, however, reaffirmed that the ceasefire still holds, threatening Hamas to “behave”.
“Nothing is going to jeopardize the ceasefire.” The US president insisted. “You have to understand Hamas is a very small part of peace in the Middle East, and they have to behave,” he warned.
Hamas accuses Israel of distorting the truth, and the US of being biased to its ally
For its part, the Hamas-run media office in Gaza issued a statement, denouncing Israel’s allegations as a “systematic campaign of misinformation, forgery, and lies aimed at distorting the truth and covering up its ongoing crimes against civilians.”
Hamas also accused the Trump administration of being biased in favor of its Israeli ally, which in turn makes it a partner in Israel’s crimes.
“The biased position of the US administration in favor of the occupation amounts to actual partnership in the shedding of our children’s and women’s blood, and serves as direct encouragement for continued aggression,” Hamas said.
Israel continued its violations one day after claiming its commitment to the ceasefire deal
Although both Netanyahu’s government and the US administration maintained on Wednesday that the ceasefire deal was still in place, Israel continued to violate the agreement on Thursday, October 30.
The IOF launched aerial and artillery attacks in eastern Gaza city in the north and eastern Khan Younis in the south, with no injuries or deaths reported so far.
