This week’s violence in Gaza has been the fiercest in nine months.
Peace briefly returned to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, when a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad extremist organization agreed through Egypt came into force. The ceasefire finally lasted less than a day.
American news website CNN (you will switch to another service) According to the statement, rockets were still fired from Gaza towards Israel for several minutes after the cease-fire that started at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday. Israel is also said to have targeted Gaza with airstrikes moments before the agreed-upon start date of the ceasefire.
After the alarm sirens went silent, the ceasefire lasted until Sunday evening, giving both sides of the fighting time to assess the extent of the damage.
On Sunday evening, the Israel Defense Forces said that one rocket was fired from Gaza into Israel. However, the rocket hit open ground. Gaza itself said that the rocket attack was caused by a technical fault. Israel responded to the attack almost immediately with an air strike on Palestinian positions.
At least 33 people have died during the five days of clashes in Gaza. According to local health authorities, about half of the victims are civilians.
In Israeli territory, one Palestinian and one Israeli are said to have died as a result of the attacks.
However, Gazan fishermen were able to board their boats on Sunday, and residents went out of their homes to celebrate the ceasefire. In Israel, authorities lifted restrictions on Israelis living near the Gaza border.
However, a lot of damage was done in five days: the UN said that local authorities had reported that more than 50 homes had been destroyed and almost a thousand people were left homeless in Gaza.
The Israel Defense Forces opened fire on Tuesday
The fighting started early Tuesday morning when the Israel Defense Forces announced that it had launched the “Shield and Arrow” operation. The announcement was followed by a series of strikes on the Gaza Strip that killed three Islamic Jihad commanders.
– We have caused Islamic Jihad the most significant losses in its history, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Tuesday.
While Netanyahu said that Israel’s actions against the extremist Islamic terrorist organization are not over, the attacked organization vowed to avenge the attacks carried out by Israel.
The clashes between the parties that continued during the past week have been the most serious in more than nine months. The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has intensified further since the right-wing coalition led by Netanyahu came to power in December.
According to Israel, more than 1,234 rockets and artillery shells have been fired from Gaza during the week, most of which have been repelled.
The story was updated with fresh information on 14.5. at 7:43 p.m.