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The deadly attack comes as the Gaza government’s media office says Israel has violated the ceasefire 875 times since it began in October.
Israeli forces kill at least two Palestinians Gaza Strip as Israel continues to violate a ceasefire agreement and block humanitarian aid that the war-ravaged coastal enclave desperately needs.
The Palestinian Wafa news agency reported on Monday that two people were killed after Israeli troops opened fire in the Shujayea neighborhood east of Gaza City.
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Their deaths bring the total number of Palestinians killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours to at least 12, including eight whose bodies were found in the rubble of the territory.
Gaza City Attack Latest hundreds of Israeli violations of a ceasefire negotiated by the United States between Israel and Hamas, which entered into force on October 10.
The Gaza government’s media office on Monday condemned Israel’s “serious and systematic violations” of the truce, noting that Israeli authorities have violated the ceasefire 875 times since it took effect.
This includes continued Israeli air and artillery attacks, illegal demolitions of Palestinian homes and other civilian infrastructure, and at least 265 incidents of Israeli troops firing on Palestinian civilians, the office said in a statement.
At least 411 Palestinians have been killed and 1,112 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the start of the ceasefire, the statement added.
Deterioration of accommodation conditions
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Palestinian families displaced by Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza continue to struggle with the lack of humanitarian supplies, including food, medicine and adequate shelter.
As the occupying power in Gaza, Israel has an obligation under international law to provide for the Palestinians.
But the United Nations and other humanitarian groups say they have systematically failed to allow aid to flow unimpeded into Gaza.
The situation was aggravated by a series of winter storms that have hit the Gaza Strip in recent weeks, with rights groups saying Israel’s refusal to allow tents, blankets and other supplies into Gaza is part of its genocidal policy and threaten the lives of Palestinians.
On Monday, the Gaza government media office said only 17,819 trucks entered the territory, out of the 43,800 that were supposed to be allowed in since the ceasefire took effect in October.
That equates to an average of just 244 trucks per day – well below the 600 trucks Israel agreed to allow into Gaza daily as part of the ceasefire deal, the office said.
On Monday, a spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres reiterated his call “for the lifting of all restrictions on the entry of aid into Gaza, including shelter materials.”
“Over the past 24 hours, and despite the ceasefire, we have continued to receive reports of airstrikes, shelling and gunfire in all five Gaza governorates. This has led to casualties and disruptions in humanitarian operations,” Stéphane Dujarric said.
He said the UN’s humanitarian partners are working to meet significant shelter needs, particularly for displaced families living in dangerous conditions.
“Our partners continue to work to improve access to dignified shelter for an estimated 1.3 million people in Gaza last week. About 3,500 families affected by the storms live in flood-prone areas,” he said.
Dujarric said aid deliveries included tents, bedding sets, mattresses and blankets, as well as winter clothing for children, but the need remains overwhelming.
The calls come a day after the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said the lack of medicine and other medical supplies was making it difficult to provide care to patients.
Nearly all of Gaza’s hospitals and health facilities were attacked during two years of Israeli bombardment in the territory, damaging at least 125 facilities, including 34 hospitals.
The Israeli army has killed at least 70,937 Palestinians in Gaza, mostly women and children, and injured 171,192 others since its genocidal war began in October 2023.
