At least one Palestinian was killed, and others were injured in an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning, in a grave violation of the ceasefire put in place over three months ago.
The incident took place in Old Gaza Street in Jabalia, in the Gaza Strip’s north, Palestinian media said.
The Israeli military fired across the Gaza Strip overnight on Friday and on Saturday morning, as it resumed its shelling of the territory in violation of the ceasefire.
In Khan Younis, one Palestinian was shot and injured by Israeli fire, while in the enclave’s east, Israeli military forces carried out artillery shelling.
Israel has carried out near-daily attacks in violation of the ceasefire, put in place on 10 October, killing more than 470 Palestinians since.
The ongoing Israeli attacks come as US President Donald Trump unveiled his ‘Board of Peace’ this week for Gaza, which includes several world leaders and is headed by the president himself. The board, however, has been criticised for undermining Palestinians sovereignty and has raised questions over its credibility due to Israel’s constant bombardments.
Additionally, regional tensions are escalating as Iran said it will treat any attack “as an all-out war against us,”, ahead of the arrival of a US military aircraft carrier strike group and other assets in the Middle East in the coming days.
“This military buildup – we hope it is not intended for real confrontation – but our military is ready for the worst-case scenario. This is why everything is on high alert in Iran,” said the senior Iranian official said.
Trump said on Thursday that the United States had an “armada” heading toward Iran but hoped he would not have to use it, as he renewed warnings to Tehran against killing protesters or restarting its nuclear program.…Read more by The New Arab Staff & Agencies