Israeli boats fire on Gaza coast
Israeli gunboats have shelled towards the coast of Gaza City in violation of the terms of the ceasefire, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report. No casualties were reported.
‘Increasing indications’ Israel to restart Gaza war after phase one
Indications are growing that Israel is not taking the terms of the ceasefire seriously and is planning to restart fighting in Gaza before phase two of the agreement comes into effect, according to political analyst Mohamad Elmasry.
“What we have to keep our eye on is violations,” Elmasry told Al Jazeera. “Yesterday, there was video circulating of [Israeli forces] shooting a Palestinian [in Gaza]. It’s a clear violation, but we didn’t hear any sort of condemnation from the US, who is supposed to be sort of ensuring that the ceasefire continues.”
“The other thing we have to keep an eye on,” Elmasry added, “is what happens after phase one. There are increasing indications that Israel has every intention of continuing the war. They’ve apparently said as much. And then we’ve got US President Donald Trump after his inauguration saying: ‘Look, it’s their war’.
“I read that as a statement that the US is kind of washing its hands – it’s not going to intervene.”
Israeli attack kills Palestinian in southern Gaza despite truce
Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians in Rafah city’s Shaboura camp, killing at least one person and injuring others, report our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
The attack is the latest to cause casualties in Gaza despite an ongoing ceasefire. On Tuesday, Israeli gunfire also wounded a fisherman off the coast of Gaza City, while an Israeli drone injured another civilian inside the city.
Victims of Rafah attack were removing rubble from blown-up homes
More details have emerged on the Israeli military attack in Gaza’s southern Rafah city. One person was killed and several others wounded.
According to the official Wafa news agency, an Israeli quadcopter fired rounds at a group of Palestinians clearing wreckage from their destroyed homes in the Shaboura camp.
It identified one Palestinian killed by the attack as Akram Atef Zanoun, 28. Four other people were wounded.
Wednesday marks the fourth day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. However, sporadic Israeli attacks continue to be reported.
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