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Israeli forces continue to attack Palestinians despite ceasefire

Buildings that were destroyed by the Israeli air and ground offensive were seen in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City on Tuesday. (AP photo)

The Israeli military continues to violate the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are returning to their homes in northern Gaza.

According to Palestinian media, Israeli tanks opened fire on some Gazans in the vicinity of Gaza City’s al-Zaytoun neighborhood on Tuesday.

There are no reports on possible casualties yet. The regime’s forces also fired at civilians near the southern city of Khan Yunis.

One of the Palestinian Red Crescent’s ambulances was shot by Israeli snipers west of Rafah while carrying out an urgent mission.

Gaza officials said 48 bodies were delivered to hospitals in the past two days, including 37 bodies recovered from under the rubble.

The figure increases the death toll from the Israeli genocide to 47300.

Despite the regime’s attacks, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians continue to return to their homes in northern Gaza, determined to thwart any displacement plans.

The UN humanitarian office says more than 376000 displaced Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza so far.

Nader Shamalakh witnessed Israel’s initial bombardment of Gaza City more than 15 months ago. But he was not prepared to return to a city that he no longer recognized.

“I swear that when I arrived here, I did not realize it,” Shamalakh told The Associated Press news agency on Tuesday.

He was speaking of his return home after spending months forcibly displaced in southern Gaza.

Shamalakh is not alone in describing an inability to match memories of their homes with reality.

The besieged Palestinian territory faces a dire humanitarian crisis after more than 15 months of a US-backed campaign of death and destruction.

The United States, however, "supports the implementation of the ban on UNRWA’s activities," and accuses UNRWA's chief Philippe Lazzarini of “overstating the impact of the decision," according to Dorothy Shea, Washington's representative to the UN.

“UNRWA is not and never has been the only option."

 

 

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