Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian teenager in Gaza despite ceasefire
Israel has violated the ceasefire agreement with Hamas again, opening fire on Palestinians and killing a teenager in the southern Gaza Strip.
Hamza al-Hams, 13, was fatally shot by Israeli forces in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, a medical source at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis said Thursday.
Witnesses said he sustained injuries when he was shot by Israeli forces in the al-Awda region of Rafah. He was later transported to a hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
Earlier in the morning, two other Palestinians were killed—one from Israeli army fire in the Shouka area east of Rafah, and another from wounds he had sustained on the first day of the ceasefire.
Israeli forces fired on civilians in multiple locations along the eastern and southern edges of the Gaza Strip, according to witnesses.
Amid the ceasefire in Gaza, Israeli troops are carrying out a destructive campaign in the West Bank, intentionally targeting Palestinian adolescents, children, and women every day. Since last October, more than 900 Palestinians have been killed across the occupied West Bank in attacks by Israeli forces and settlers.
A ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel took effect on January 19, 2025, aiming to end the Israeli regime’s more than 15 months of genocide against the Gaza Strip that has killed nearly 62,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, with the number rising as more bodies are pulled out from rubble.
Despite signing a ceasefire agreement, Israel has continuously violated it through daily airstrikes, sniper attacks, and aid blockades—while Hamas has abided by the deal.
The Israeli military is also obstructing humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip, where the humanitarian crisis has escalated to alarming proportions, with reports highlighting significant disruptions in aid and unmet critical needs.
The Gaza Media Office on Monday said that “despite clear agreements outlined in the humanitarian protocol of the ceasefire deal, Israel has failed to meet its commitments and continues to obstruct humanitarian aid deliveries.”
Hamas has warned that the group plans to implement "certain measures" to compel the occupiers to adhere to the current agreement.
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