The Israeli occupation army said on Tuesday that it had opened fire on a number of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, claiming that they were approaching its forces stationed in different areas of the Strip, which it considered a "threat" to its personnel.

He said in a statement published on his account on the "X" platform: "Today we opened fire at a number of suspects who approached our forces operating in different areas of the Gaza Strip and posed a threat to them."

He claimed that his forces spotted a Palestinian in the southern Gaza Strip moving near them, so they opened fire to push him away.

"When the suspect continued to advance toward the force and posed an immediate threat, he was shot again to remove the threat," he claimed.

An Israeli drone also fired to “remove” a Palestinian vehicle, claiming that it “was moving north from the center of the Strip on an unauthorized route for vehicle movement, without passing through the inspection route, contrary to the agreed plan.”

In its statement, the Israeli army called on the residents of Gaza to "obey" its instructions and "not approach the forces deployed in the area, and to cross through the agreed-upon inspection axes."

On January 27, the process of Palestinians returning to the northern Gaza Strip began on foot via the coastal road and by vehicle on Salah al-Din Road, while three American and Egyptian security companies took over the process of searching the returning vehicles, according to Hebrew media.

On January 19, a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and a prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel went into effect, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States.

The agreement consists of 3 stages, each lasting 42 days, during which negotiations will take place to start a second and third stage, leading to the end of the war of extermination.