Israel Violated US-Backed Gaza Ceasefire 4000 Times, Killing Over 1250 Palestinians: Gaza Media Office

Over nine months into the Gaza ceasefire, which took effect on October 10, the Israeli occupation continues its genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave, violating the US-backed ceasefire over 4000 times and killing more than 1250 people while still restricting the entry of desperately needed aid.

Israel violated the ceasefire agreement over 4,000 times, Ismail Al-Thawabta, director general of the Gaza Government Media Office, said Tuesday. The average number of violations committed by Israeli forces has reached about 13.4 violations per day,

The Office said on Tuesday that more than 1,252 Palestinians have been killed and 4,120 others wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza. Among the victims were over 300 children, women and elders.

The deadliest month was July, with 152 people killed, the highest monthly death toll since the beginning of the year. According to the Ministry, among the victims were 21 children, 14 women and four elders.

The Ministry said the overall death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza has also surpassed 73,000.

There has been a spike in Israeli attacks in the war-torn Strip despite the ceasefire which took effect in October.

Apartment buildings, markets, vehicles, and cafés have continued to come under attack. In some cases, families received displacement orders only minutes before their homes were bombed, while many others received no warning at all.

United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk condemned Israel’s recent attacks in the Gaza Strip, saying that “the unrelenting pattern of killings” reflects Israel’s “sweeping impunity”.

“Palestinians are still being killed and injured in what is left of their homes, shelters and tents of displaced families, on the streets, in vehicles, at a medical facility and a classroom,” Turk said.

“We mourn as Gaza reaches yet another tragic milestone … Thousands more people who were told the worst was over are still burying their loved ones,” said Fikr Shalltoot, Gaza director at Medical Aid for Palestinians.

Last week, Doctors Without Borders, known as MSF, said it has been “over 1,000 days since Israel’s genocide in Gaza began, and the collective punishment of Palestinians continues to this day. Amidst a so-called ceasefire, the world has normalised seeing Palestinians being maimed and killed daily in their tents, in hospitals, and on the street.”