Israel’s army says 3 Palestinian fighters killed in southern Rafah
The Israeli military says it killed three people in Rafah, southern Gaza, who were “likely” part of a group of fighters trapped in an underground tunnel beneath the city since the ceasefire started.
Al Jazeera could not independently verify the claim.
Estimates suggest about 200 Hamas fighters are trapped in a tunnel beneath Rafah with truce mediators attempting to find a way to safely extricate them, an effort Israeli officials have opposed.
Hamas has demanded they be granted safe passage to the areas of Gaza not under Israeli army control. The United States, Turkiye, and Egypt are reported to have been working on a way to resolve the issue to safeguard the ceasefire.
Israeli army accuses fighter of crossing ‘yellow line’, firing at soldiers
Israel’s military says a Palestinian fighter in Gaza breached the “yellow line” ceasefire demarcation and fired shots at Israeli troops in what it called a “blatant violation” of the truce.
No soldiers were wounded in the attack and they returned fire killing the gunman, a statement said.
The military said it launched retaliatory strikes at “Hamas targets” across Gaza.
As we’ve reported, Israeli forces have carried out numerous attacks in Gaza including a strike on a car in Gaza City that killed four people and wounded at least seven, including children.
Gaza death toll rises after latest Israeli attacks
Israel has killed at least 20 Palestinians, including four children, and wounded 83 others in the past 24 hours across the Gaza Strip, according to its Health Ministry.
Since the October 10 ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 318 people and injured 788 others, it said. The total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since October 7, 2023, has risen to 69,733, with 170,863 people wounded.
Civil defence rescuers search a burning house targeted by Israeli air strikes on Gaza City
Israel accuses Hamas of violating ceasefire as it kills 22 in Gaza
Separate statements from Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the military allege a Hamas fighter drove to an area next to the “yellow line” and fired a weapon at Israeli soldiers.
Nobody was injured in that alleged attack. The Israelis even provided video of the incident, which we have not been able to verify independently. In response, the prime minister and army said Israel has carried out a series of attacks on Gaza, killing five top commanders in the Hamas movement.
This is a pattern we’ve seen repeated over and over again in Gaza and, before that, for the past year in Lebanon.
According to some news reports, the Trump administration and the US-led ceasefire coordination mechanism set up in Kiryat Gat, Israel were informed of the impending air strikes, and the US administration gave them the go-ahead.
