Gaza death toll rises as 5 killed by Israeli forces over past day
Israeli attacks also injured 10 Palestinians in the 24-hour reporting period, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The ministry said 581 people have been killed and 1,553 wounded since the “ceasefire” began in October. The death toll since Israel started its genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023 has risen to 72,032, with 171,661 injured.
Israeli forces shoot Palestinian farmer dead in central Gaza
Israeli forces have shot farmer Khaled Baraka dead east of Deir el-Balah, in central Gaza, local sources told the Wafa news agency.
A new violation of the “ceasefire” brings the total to 582 killings since October 10.
Israel claims to have killed 4 fighters exiting tunnel in Gaza’s Rafah
The Israeli military says it killed four Palestinian fighters who it claimed attacked its troops as the armed men emerged from a tunnel in southern Gaza’s Rafah area.
It said none of its troops had been injured in the attack, which it called a “blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement” between Israel and Hamas.
According to Gaza’s Government Media Office, Israel has violated the October 10 “ceasefire” 1,520 times, killing more than 550 Palestinians, including women and children.
In Gaza, freedom of movement became Israel’s tool of control and collective punishment
Under international humanitarian law, freedom of movement is a fundamental right, inseparable from other core protections such as the right to life, food and education.
In Gaza, however, freedom of movement has become a tool of control and collective punishment, administered through a complex system of road closures, permits and guarded land crossings.
During Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, this system became fully entrenched through the control of gateways: who is allowed in and out, when, in what numbers, and what goods may enter or are barred.
A patient in need of medical treatment abroad, a student awaiting an opportunity to study, a family separated across borders, or a wounded war victim on an evacuation list – all ultimately confront the same barrier: Israeli-controlled land crossings.
