Israeli Strikes Kill Palestinians in Gaza as U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire Remains Fragile

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed four Palestinians, including a child, as health officials reported further escalation while efforts to sustain a U.S.-brokered ceasefire remained fragile.

Devdiscourse said Monday saw further escalation as Israeli airstrikes claimed the lives of four Palestinians, including a child, and it described the conflict as involving extensive control measures and massive displacement.

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The Quds News Network said nine Palestinians were killed by fire from the Israeli army in various areas of the Gaza Strip, including five killed in an airstrike that targeted a police checkpoint in Khan Yunis.

It added that five more were killed and about 17 others injured after an Israeli drone strike with two missiles targeted a police checkpoint at the Nas Intersection on Al-Rashid Street, west of Khan Yunis.

The Quds News Network said the Palestinian Health Ministry reported that the Strip’s hospitals received in the last 24 hours 10 dead and 36 injured, while it also stated that since the ceasefire on Oct. 11 the total number of martyrs has reached 961 and the injuries 3,020.

It further reported that the cumulative toll of the Israeli aggression since it began on Oct. 7, 2023 has risen to 72,971 dead and 173,128 injured, and it described the Israeli occupation as carrying out daily attacks with airstrikes and artillery shelling despite the ceasefire.

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In a separate account, مونت كارلو الدولية said the Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced that its teams recovered ten people killed, including four children, after Israeli shelling targeted a house on Omar al-Mukhtar Street in central Gaza City.

The same source said Hamas accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement signed in Sharm el-Sheikh, and it quoted the movement describing the ongoing escalation as aiming to return to a genocidal war pace.

Devdiscourse reported that mediators in Cairo were pushing forward with attempts to salvage fragile peace talks, while it said issues remained unresolved over terms including aid flow and territorial retreat.

It also stated that Israeli forces expanded the 'Yellow Zone,' and it said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed a further territorial expansion to prevent Hamas from rearming.

Human Rights Watch said Israeli officials discussed an escalation of atrocities in Lebanon, warning that forced displacement, unjustified destruction, and deliberate attacks on civilians constitute war crimes.

HRW said that on March 22, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told that Netanyahu and he had ordered the acceleration of the demolition of Lebanese homes in border villages to counter threats, and it linked the pattern to Beit Hanoun and Rafah patterns in Gaza.