28.10.2025 21:09
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered immediate strong attacks on the Gaza Strip, where a ceasefire is currently in effect. Local media reported that at the time the statement was released, the Israeli army was conducting airstrikes on Gaza and the city of Rafah. Following these developments, Hamas announced that the delivery of prisoner funerals planned for today has been postponed.
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Yesterday, the Tel Aviv administration, which accused Hamas of "violating the ceasefire" by claiming that the remains of the prisoner body delivered to them belonged to Ofir Tzarfati, a prisoner found by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip in December 2023, launched a new attack on Gaza.
NETANYAHU ORDERS 'STRONG ATTACK' ON GAZA
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a meeting with security officials to discuss steps to be taken in response to the alleged "ceasefire violation" and, following the summit, ordered immediate strong attacks on the Gaza Strip, where the ceasefire was still in effect.
AIR STRIKE ON GAZA AND RAFAH
Local media reported that at the time the statement was released, the Israeli army carried out airstrikes on Gaza and the southern city of Rafah. During the daytime, it was claimed that shots were fired at Israeli soldiers in Rafah.
US APPROVES 'EXPANSION OF OCCUPATION IN GAZA'
An Israeli official speaking to Channel 13, a television station in Israel, stated that Netanyahu discussed the expansion of the "Yellow Line" under Israeli military occupation in Gaza during the meeting and that the US administration was informed about this issue. It was claimed that Washington approved this plan, which means the Israeli army would expand its occupation in Gaza.
NETANYAHU INDICATES 'COORDINATION WITH THE US'
On the other hand, a senior Israeli official speaking to Channel 12 television stated that no decision had been made regarding the response to Hamas, which is alleged to have violated the ceasefire. The senior official reported that Israeli military officials proposed a series of suggestions, including the resumption of attacks on Gaza, during the security consultation meeting, and noted that Netanyahu indicated the need for coordination with the Americans regarding what steps could be taken at the end of the meeting.
IMAGES BLAMING HAMAS RELEASED
Israel released some images accusing Hamas of showing the prisoners in Gaza as if they were buried somewhere and then pretending to have found them with the International Red Cross.
HAMAS: WE POSTPONED THE DELIVERY OF PRISONER BODIES
Following these developments, a statement came from Hamas. The statement indicated that the delivery of prisoner bodies planned for today was postponed due to Israel's violation of the ceasefire.
CEASEFIRE AND PRISONER EXCHANGE AGREEMENT IN GAZA
The ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement reached between Israel and Hamas came into effect on October 10. It was announced that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip would take effect at 12:00 on the same day after the Israeli army withdrew from the "Yellow Line" as specified in the agreement. However, despite the ceasefire reached in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army continued its attacks on Palestinians intermittently with various claims.
After the delivery of the right-wing Israeli prisoners, 28 Israeli prisoners' bodies remained in the Gaza Strip. Hamas had previously delivered 17 bodies to Israel as part of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement, and Israel claimed that one of the bodies did not belong to any prisoner remaining in Gaza, while another was parts of a body belonging to a previously captured prisoner. It was reported that the bodies of 13 Israeli prisoners were found in the Gaza Strip.
So far, Israel has delivered the bodies of 195 Palestinians to the authorities in Gaza through the Red Cross without providing identification information. According to the data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, only 72 of the bodies delivered by Israel could be identified.
The Director of the Media Office of the Gaza government, Ismail al-Sawabit, stated that signs of torture and close-range gunfire were found on the bodies delivered by Israel, and that these findings are evidence that Israel has been applying "field executions" against Palestinian prisoners.
The guarantor countries of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement reached between Hamas and Israel on October 10 shared that they acknowledged the difficulty of finding all Israeli dead prisoners' bodies in the face of the destruction left by Israel in Gaza. According to figures released by the United Nations, Israel's ongoing attacks in Gaza for two years have left behind approximately 55 million tons of rubble.
In addition, due to the strict embargo imposed by Israel on Gaza, the lack of sufficient heavy machinery, roads, and other infrastructure inside also complicates the retrieval of the bodies of Israeli prisoners and the remains of around 10,000 Palestinians believed to be under the rubble.
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