Israeli troops open fire, kill five Palestinians amid fragile Gaza ceasefire
Reports indicate that the incident occurred in Khan Younis and the Shujayea neighbourhoods of Gaza City, as Palestinians went back to their homes to assess the damage caused by relentless Israeli attacks.
Israeli soldiers opened fire on Palestinians who approached their positions in Gaza on Tuesday, killing five, despite a ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hamas brokered by US President Donald Trump.
Reports indicate that the incident occurred in Khan Younis and the Shujayea neighbourhoods of Gaza City, as Palestinians went back to their homes to assess the damage caused by relentless Israeli attacks.
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The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the incident in a statement on X, but did not mention the fatalities initially reported by Al Jazeera.
"Earlier today, several suspects were spotted crossing the yellow line and approaching IDF troops in northern Gaza, a clear violation of the agreement," said the IDF.
"After multiple attempts to distance them, the suspects refused to comply, prompting troops to open fire to remove the threat," said the Israel Defense Forces in a statement on X.
While warning Gaza residents to obey instructions and steer clear of Israeli troops, the IDF rejected claims that militants had managed to compromise their positions.
"Reports of terrorists infiltrating an IDF position are incorrect. The IDF urges Gaza residents to follow instructions and keep their distance from IDF troops."
In a separate statement, the IDF officially confirmed the identities of two of the four deceased hostages whose remains were released by Hamas on Monday as part of the ceasefire agreement.
The two sides paused fighting on Monday to allow the release of 250 Palestinians from Israeli jails, along with about 1,700 detainees from Gaza, under the ceasefire agreement reached last week. In return, Hamas released 20 Israeli captives and the remains of hostages who died in captivity.
"IDF representatives informed the families of Guy Iluz, Bipin Joshi, and two additional deceased hostages, whose names have not yet been cleared for publication by their families, that their loved ones have been brought back for burial," said IDF.
"Final conclusions will be determined after the completion of the examination of the circumstances of death by the National Centre of Forensic Medicine."
At the same time, the UN has ramped up relief efforts amid the fragile ceasefire, releasing $11 million (Sh1.4 billion) from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Monday to address the urgent needs of Gazans ahead of winter.
The allocation, Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said, will support the rapid expansion of aid operations across the Gaza Strip, providing food, water, healthcare and shelter for civilians affected by two years of conflict.
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