Israel has violated Gaza truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killed hundreds

"Israel has violated the United States-brokered Gaza ceasefire at least 497 times in 44 days, killing hundreds of Palestinians since the ceasefire came into effect on October 10, according to the Gaza Government Media Office. Some 342 civilians have been killed in the attacks, with children, women and the elderly accounting for the majority of the victims. list of 3 itemsend of list We condemn in the strongest terms the continued serious and systematic violations of the ceasefire agreement by the Israeli occupation authorities, the office said in a statement on Saturday."

"Among these violations, 27 occurred today, Saturday, resulting in 24 martyrs and 87 wounded, it added. The office also said Israel was fully responsible for the humanitarian and security repercussions from its violations. Israel continues to heavily restrict the full and free flow of desperately needed aid and medical supplies into the devastated enclave as was mandated in the ceasefire agreement."

"Israel's military launched a wave of air attacks across Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 24 Palestinians, including children, in its latest violation of a six-week-old ceasefire in the war-torn territory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it launched these latest attacks after a Hamas fighter attacked Israeli soldiers in Israeli-occupied territory inside Gaza's so-called yellow line. In response, Israel eliminated five senior Hamas [fighters], it said in a statement. There was no immediate comment from Hamas on the slain fighters."

Israel violated the United States-brokered Gaza ceasefire at least 497 times over 44 days, killing hundreds of Palestinians since the ceasefire began on October 10. Some 342 civilians were killed, with children, women, and the elderly comprising the majority of victims. Twenty-seven violations occurred on Saturday alone, resulting in 24 martyrs and 87 wounded. Israel was described as fully responsible for the humanitarian and security repercussions of these violations. Israel heavily restricted the flow of aid and medical supplies mandated by the ceasefire. Israeli air attacks killed at least 24 Palestinians, and forces repositioned deeper into the enclave, besieging families in northern Gaza.

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