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PALESTINE

Mon 03 Mar 2025 6:46 pm - Jerusalem Time

Israel repeatedly violates Gaza ceasefire, targets civilians

Israel violated the ceasefire agreement with Hamas on multiple occasions during the first three weeks of the truce, according to new findings, a report by Forensic Architecture said.


Analysis of satellite imagery and visual evidence on social media revealed at least 17 separate acts of violence by the Israeli military between January 19 and February 9 in violation of the truce.


The Palestinians have accused Israel of violating the truce on multiple occasions since the six-week ceasefire went into effect on January 19, 2025.


Forensic Architecture is a multidisciplinary research group based at Goldsmiths, University of London, that uses architectural techniques to investigate state violence and human rights abuses around the world. The group is led by architect Eyal Weizman, who won a Peabody Award in 2021 for his work with the organization.


The foundation's findings show that in the first three weeks of the ceasefire, Israeli forces carried out 16 separate attacks against Palestinian civilians, killing and injuring dozens of people.


In the first two days of the truce, Israel launched five attacks in Rafah, killing two civilians, including a child.


Other attacks occurred as civilians were returning north after Israel began withdrawing from the Netzarim corridor on February 2, with a drone strike on a vehicle wounding seven people.


Israel also continued to destroy infrastructure in Gaza after the truce went into effect.


Forensic Architecture has documented numerous instances of property demolitions in Rafah and the Netzarim Corridor by Israeli forces.


The Israeli occupation forces demolished two schools near the passage before withdrawing from the area.


The researchers wrote that the data collected for the report should not be considered comprehensive.


Israel's nearly 16-month war on Gaza has killed at least 48,400 people, mostly women and children, leading to accusations that its forces are committing genocide against the Palestinians.


Israel is preparing to fight genocide charges at the International Court of Justice, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Galant are wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.


The attack destroyed much of the Strip's infrastructure, including nearly all of its hospitals and most of its schools and residential buildings.


By January 2025, nearly 70% of buildings in Gaza had been destroyed or damaged, including 92% of housing units.


Israel's violations threatened to undermine the fragile truce and complicate efforts to move to its second phase.

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