Gaza ceasefire tested as Israeli forces kill five Palestinians
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Gaza ceasefire tested as Israeli forces kill five Palestinians
"At least five Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza City, medical sources told Al Jazeera, despite a ceasefire agreed between Hamas and Israel. Sources from al-Ahli Arab Hospital in told Al Jazeera Arabic on Tuesday that Israeli soldiers killed five Palestinians in the Shujayea neighbourhood of Gaza City. list of 3 itemsend of list The Israeli military said it opened fire to remove a threat posed by people who approached its forces in northern Gaza."
"Hamas and Israel agreed last week to cease hostilities and return all remaining Israeli captives dead and alive in exchange for about 2,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. The first phase of the agreement should also see a phased withdrawal of Israeli troops. The first step is to relocate soldiers away from the front line to the yellow redeployment line. According to a rough map shared by United States President Donald Trump, the yellow line leaves about 58 percent of Gaza under Israeli control,"
Israeli troops began phased redeployment toward a designated yellow line under a ceasefire that includes returning all remaining Israeli captives in exchange for about 2,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Medical sources reported at least five Palestinians killed in Shujayea in an incident in which the Israeli military said soldiers fired at people approaching its forces in northern Gaza. A map shared by the US president indicates the yellow line leaves roughly 58 percent of Gaza under Israeli control. The agreement foresees phased withdrawals and reconstruction, but a possible buffer-zone presence could allow Israel to remain indefinitely.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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