JERUSALEM (Oct 14) – Israel’s military said it opened fire on Tuesday to “remove a threat” posed by suspects approaching its forces in the northern Gaza Strip, as health officials in the enclave reported that at least six Palestinians were killed in Israeli fire.
The Israeli military said the individuals had crossed a boundary established under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire plan, describing it as a violation of the agreement. The ceasefire, implemented last week, was part of a broader deal that ended two years of devastating conflict between Israel and Hamas.
According to Gaza’s health authorities, six Palestinians were killed in two separate incidents across the enclave on Tuesday.
The clashes came a day after Hamas released the last living Israeli hostages and Israel freed busloads of Palestinian detainees, marking a key step in the ceasefire process. U.S. President Donald Trump declared the agreement as the formal end of the two-year-long Israel-Hamas war, which had reshaped the political and humanitarian landscape of West Asia.