The escalation comes as part of Israel's continued violations of the ceasefire agreement in effect since October 10, 2015. The occupation army announced on Saturday the killing of three Palestinians in different areas of the Gaza Strip, claiming that they posed an "immediate threat" to the forces deployed in the field.
He claimed in a statement that the combat team of the 188th Brigade, operating in the southern Gaza Strip, had earlier today spotted three Palestinian gunmen crossing the yellow line and approaching the forces, alleging that one of them tried to take military equipment from the army before fleeing the scene.
The statement added that the Israeli Air Force carried out a raid, guided by the brigade's fire system, which resulted in "the killing of the militant west of the Yellow Line with the aim of removing the threat."
In the northern sector, the army claimed in the same statement that the combat team of the Northern Brigade, along with the combat team of the so-called "Jerusalem Brigade 16", spotted a number of armed men who crossed the yellow line and approached the forces, "which was considered an immediate threat," as it put it.
He indicated that the forces "opened fire immediately upon spotting them, resulting in the death of two of the gunmen." On Saturday, Palestinian medical sources reported that the Israeli army killed two Palestinians and wounded several others in attacks carried out across the Gaza Strip.
Since the agreement came into effect, Israel has committed hundreds of violations by bombing and firing, resulting in the martyrdom of 439 Palestinians and the injury of 1,223 others since October 11.
The agreement ended a war of extermination that began on October 7, 2023, and lasted for two years, resulting in more than 71,000 martyrs and 171,000 wounded, most of them children and women, and widespread destruction affecting about 90% of the civilian infrastructure.
In a related context, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned of the worsening humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, stressing that humanitarian needs are constantly increasing and that a large number of residents are struggling to survive.
The agency said in a post on the X platform that children in Gaza are still living in dire conditions under the restrictions imposed by the occupation forces on the entry of humanitarian aid, stressing the need to lift all restrictions imposed on the entry of aid into the sector immediately.
Despite the ceasefire agreement, the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has not seen any tangible improvement due to Israel's failure to fulfill its obligations, especially during the winter and the frequent storms.
