Israeli Forces Kill Nine Palestinians Including Three Journalists In Gaza Strikes

Despite the ceasefire, Israeli forces continued striking targets across the Gaza Strip, killing at least nine Palestinians including three journalists.

The strikes came just three days after the Rafah border crossing with Egypt was reopened for limited humanitarian evacuations.

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France 24 described the truce as very precarious and noted that Israeli bombardments killed 24 people on February 4 alone.

The Israeli army said it had returned fire and killed several Palestinian fighters.

The ongoing strikes occurred amid intense American pressure on Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The three journalists killed were identified as Anas Abu Shammala, Nour Al-Din Abu Zaid, and Omar Abu Shawish.

The Israeli army claimed they were operating a Hamas-affiliated drone, an accusation unanimously rejected by their Gazan colleagues.

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RFI quoted veteran journalist Samir Khalifa saying they were producing a straightforward report on a humanitarian camp.

Ahmed Ghanem said Israel was executing any journalist who exposes Israel's crimes.

The killings of journalists were widely condemned as deliberate targeting of the press.

The Israeli campaign killed more than 71,000 Palestinians and injured over 171,000.

About 90% of Gaza's civilian infrastructure was destroyed.

Since the ceasefire, Israeli attacks killed 483 Palestinians and wounded 1,287.

Israel severely restricted the entry of food, shelters, and medical aid into Gaza.

The Rafah crossing was to reopen under the Trump plan once the last hostages are released.