Israeli army claims Palestinian killed in Gaza ‘terrorist’ who crossed truce line
The Israeli military has confirmed killing another Palestinian in central Gaza, again claiming that the person was a “terrorist” who was undermining the ceasefire that has been routinely violated by Israel.
The army said in a short statement that its forces operating in central Gaza identified the individual who allegedly crossed the so-called yellow line delineated in the ceasefire “and approached the forces in a manner that posed an immediate threat”.
“Immediately after the identification, the air force, guided by the forces, eliminated the terrorist in order to remove the threat,” it said, adding that Israeli soldiers reserve the right to attack again.
The Israeli military has killed a number of Palestinians, including children, for allegedly crossing the yellow line, accusing them of being armed fighters.
Israeli attack in Gaza City injures four Palestinians
Four Palestinians have been injured in Israeli artillery shelling in Gaza City, in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement, medical sources said. The four were rushed to the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in central Gaza after Israeli forces shelled a school-turned shelter in Tuffah neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City.
The targeted area is among the locations from which the Israeli army had withdrawn under the ceasefire agreement in force in the Gaza Strip since October 10.
Six Palestinians killed in Israeli attack in Tuffah, Gaza City
We reported earlier on an Israeli attack on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City that wounded at least four people.
In what appears to the same attack, medical sources say six Palestinians have been killed, and others, including children, were injured, after Israeli forces shelled a school housing displaced people near al-Durra Hospital in the Tuffah neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City.
Deadly Israeli attack in Gaza City reportedly hit a wedding
Local sources say that Israeli tank shells struck the second floor of a school-turned-shelter while displaced families were gathered there to attend a wedding. The school was sheltering civilians who had fled earlier fighting.
Ambulances and rescue teams continue to respond at the scene as access was only granted minutes earlier, according to sources on the ground.
Israeli army says it was shooting at ‘suspects’ in deadly Gaza City strike
The Israeli army has confirmed that it was behind the strike on the shelter for displaced Palestinians, but says it was firing on “suspects”.
In a short statement, the military described the incident as taking place “during an operational activity by [military] forces in the Yellow Line area in the northern Gaza Strip”.
It claimed that its forces identified several suspects in buildings and immediately fired at them, and said it is investigating. The army confirmed civilian casualties by saying harm was done to “uninvolved individuals”.
Gruesome videos from the scene of the strike circulating on Palestinian media showed body parts at the site of the strike in Gaza City, and terrified civilians carrying several wounded people away.
