This Wednesday, 24th, Israel accused the radical Palestinian group Hamas of violating the ceasefire, after an explosive device injured an Israeli soldier during an operation in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, promising to “respond accordingly”.
“The public and continuous refusal [do Hamas] disarming himself constitutes a flagrant violation and today, once again, his violent intentions and violations were confirmed with the detonation of an improvised explosive device that injured an Israel Defense Forces officer,” said a statement released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
“Israel will respond accordingly,” warns Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister.
The Government reiterates that Hamas must comply with the agreements signed under the truce, which “include its withdrawal from the Government in Gaza, the demilitarization of the enclave and a de-radicalization process”.
The Israeli army said in a statement this Wednesday that an explosive device was detonated against an armored vehicle during an operation “to clear the Rafah area of terrorist infrastructure”, causing “slight injuries” to a soldier who was transported to a hospital.
The military also identified today a financial officer of Hamas’ armed wing who was killed two weeks ago in an operation by his forces in the Gaza Strip.
Abdel Hay Zaqout was killed on December 13 in an airstrike “while in his vehicle alongside Raed Saad”, during “a joint operation by the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet [serviços secretos internos] “, said Avichay Adraee, spokesman for the Israeli army.
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A fragile truce has been in force in the Gaza Strip since October 10, with Israel and Hamas accusing each other of violations, after two years of a devastating war in the Palestinian territory, which caused more than 70,000 deaths, according to figures from the local Ministry of Health, under the control of Hamas, which are considered reliable by the United Nations.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israeli soil killed more than 1,200 Israelis.