19.02.2025 21:10
It has been reported that more than 20 Palestinians lost their lives as a result of Israeli army attacks in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire. The Gaza government stated that Israeli tanks crossed the Egypt-Palestine border and called on mediating countries to put an end to the violations.
It has been reported that more than 20 Palestinians lost their lives in Israeli attacks in the city of Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire.
In a statement from the Central Emergency Committee in Rafah, which is affiliated with the Gaza government, it was noted that the Israeli army has committed numerous violations of the ceasefire agreement.
"ISRAELI TANKS CROSSED THE BORDER"
In the statement, it was mentioned that more than 20 Palestinians lost their lives due to the violations by the Israeli army, and there were also injuries and detentions. It was reported that Israeli tanks crossed the Egypt-Palestine border and showed movement in the central and western regions of Rafah.
In the statement addressed to the mediating countries, a call was made for "Israel to be restrained, to comply with the provisions of the ceasefire agreement, and to take responsibility to end its violations." The need for heavy machinery to remove debris and recover the bodies trapped under the rubble in Gaza, where significant destruction has occurred, was reiterated.
It was stated that heavy machinery is needed to open roads and squares to facilitate the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes.
92 PEOPLE KILLED DESPITE CEASEFIRE
According to the data from the Gaza government, since the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and Hamas came into effect on January 19, 92 Palestinians have lost their lives in Gaza, and 822 have been injured. During the attacks that Israel carried out on the Gaza Strip from October 7, 2023, until the ceasefire came into effect on January 19, more than 61,000 Palestinians lost their lives, including more than 14,000 who are missing under the rubble.