Israeli forces have killed five Palestinians in Gaza City, violating a ceasefire agreement that had taken effect just a day earlier. The Israeli military claimed the victims were shot because they were approaching its soldiers, an incident that has reignited tensions shortly after a fragile truce began. This violence occurred the day after Hamas handed over seven Israeli hostages, and Israel, in exchange, released over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners.
The released Palestinian prisoners returned to a hero's welcome in the occupied West Bank, with many showing visible signs of severe abuse. A professor from Birzeit University stated that the prisoners had endured systematic brutal torture, including beatings and sexual assault, during their detention in Israeli prisons. Despite the large-scale release, Israel refused to free two prominent Palestinian doctors, Dr. Husam Abu Safiya and Dr. Marwan al-Hams.
This latest violence unfolds against the backdrop of a devastating conflict that has, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, killed over 67,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured nearly 170,000 in the past two years. The incident underscores the extreme fragility of the ceasefire and the profound human cost of the ongoing conflict.
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