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Israel has killed 3 Palestinians in Gaza every day since truce, rights group says

As we’ve been reporting, Israeli forces have been continuing daily attacks on Gaza despite the ceasefire deal, killing scores of people across the Strip, including two children on Thursday alone.

The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor says Israeli forces have killed at least 150 Palestinians and wounded 605 others between January 19, when the ceasefire came into effect, and March 10.

That comes up to an average of three people every 24 hours.

“The ongoing killings by the Israeli army are carried out by snipers and drones, including quadcopter aircraft, which target Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. The deadly attacks frequently occur when residents attempt to return and inspect their damaged homes near the so-called ‘buffer zone’ imposed by Israel along the Strip’s northern and eastern borders,” it said.




Hamas demands Israel pull out from south Gaza

Hazem Qassem, a spokesman for Hamas, has demanded that Israel withdraw troops from the so-called Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border, in line with its obligations under the first phase of the ceasefire deal.

“Reports indicate new proposals are being presented aimed at circumventing the Gaza agreement,” Qassem told the AFP news agency.

“Meetings are continuing with mediators in Doha. We adhere to what was agreed upon and to entering into the second phase,” he added.

But Qassem insisted that Israel must also fulfil its obligations of “withdrawing from the entire Gaza Strip”, according to AFP, and “begin the withdrawal from the Philadelphi Corridor” for any second phase deal to end the war.

“Israel has not implemented the humanitarian protocol of the Gaza agreement,” he added. “We do not want to return to war again, and if the occupation resumes its aggression, we have no choice but to defend our people.”


WFP unable to bring any food into Gaza in nearly two weeks

The World Food Programme (WFP) says it hasn’t been able to bring any food aid into Gaza since March 2 because of Israel’s closure of all crossing points for both humanitarian and commercial supplies.

Current food stocks in Gaza will be able to support active kitchens and bakeries for up to one month, while ready-to-eat food parcels can support 550,000 people for two weeks, it said.

The UN agency also said it’s increasingly concerned about food shortages in the occupied West Bank where military activity, displacement, and movement restrictions are disrupting markets and limiting access to food.

“These disruptions and the worsening economic conditions over the last year are putting upward pressure on prices,” it said. “With rising displacement and unemployment even basic food items have become unaffordable for many families.”