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Wed 12 Feb 2025 4:05 pm - Jerusalem Time
Israeli officials: Hamas claims of Israeli ceasefire violations accurate
Israeli officials acknowledged to The New York Times that Hamas's allegations that Israel violated the cease-fire in Gaza are accurate.
The report, which cited three Israeli officials and officials from mediating countries who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Israel had agreed to allow hundreds of thousands of tents into the enclave as part of a ceasefire agreement, which did not happen.
It is noteworthy that a few days before Hamas announced the postponement of the next release of hostages scheduled for February 15, an official from the media office in Gaza said that only 10% of the tents requested had arrived. Israel also did not allow mobile homes and heavy equipment to clear rubble in Gaza.
In addition to withholding promised aid, Israeli forces have continued to kill Palestinians in Gaza. The Health Ministry said Tuesday that since the ceasefire went into effect on January 19, Israeli forces have killed 92 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 822 others.
Dr. Munir al-Barash, director of the Health Ministry, told The New York Times that since Jan. 19, 24 Palestinians have died from previous wounds, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israeli aggression to at least 118. In the same period, he said, 641 bodies have been pulled from the rubble, with 197 still unidentified.
Hamas has remained relatively quiet about Israeli ceasefire violations even after repeated calls from US President Trump to remove all Palestinians from Gaza, which numbers more than 2 million people.
In response to Hamas’s announcement to postpone the release of the upcoming hostages, Trump said that if all Israelis held in Gaza were not released by Saturday, the ceasefire should be “cancelled,” indicating that he was prepared to support Israel if the genocidal war resumed. Haaretz reported on Sunday that Netanyahu intended to sabotage the truce and not enter the second stage.
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Israeli officials: Hamas claims of Israeli ceasefire violations accurate