JERUSALEM / ISTANBUL
The Israeli army said Saturday that it had killed three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, marking a new violation of last year’s ceasefire deal.
A military statement claimed that forces from the 188th Armored Brigade operating in southern Gaza identified three Palestinians who allegedly crossed the Yellow Line and approached the troops, “posing an immediate threat to them.”
The army alleged that one of them attempted to seize military equipment before fleeing.
The statement said that an Israeli aircraft carried out an airstrike, killing the man west of the Yellow Line in order to “neutralize the threat.”
In northern Gaza, the army claimed that forces from the Northern Brigade identified several Palestinians who allegedly crossed the Yellow Line and approached Israeli positions, describing the move as “an immediate threat.”
According to the statement, Israeli forces opened fire upon spotting them, killing two of the Palestinians.
The attacks came after Palestinian medical sources said that two people were killed and several others wounded by Israeli army fire in separate attacks across Gaza.
The attacks came amid ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement that entered into force on Oct. 10, 2025.
The Israeli army has killed more than 71,000 people, most of them women and children, and injured over 171,000 others in a brutal offensive since October 2023 that has left the Gaza Strip in ruins.
Despite the ceasefire, the Israeli attacks continued, killing 425 Palestinians and wounding 1,189 others, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.