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Israel killed at least 31 people after shooting on Palestinians at humanitarian aid distribution centers in Gaza. The agreement to the ceasefire is stopped, with Israel to refuse the terms required by Hamas.
The Israelite army killed today at dawn 31 people They waited for food at points of distribution of humanitarian aid in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, the Government of the Palestinian Enclave announced.
Witnesses said the Israeli forces fired on crowds About a kilometer from a place of help managed by a foundation supported by Israel, according to the US Agency Associated Press (AP).
In addition to the dead, More than 150 people were injuredaccording to the government of the Extremist group Hamas, which has controlled Gaza since 2007.
“Israelite occupation forces committed a new massacre Against hungry civilians who had gathered at designated points for the distribution of the so -called ‘humanitarian aid’, ”said the Gaza government in a statement.
The Israeli Army has not yet commented on the incident, according to the Spanish news agency Efe.
Local sources said Israeli tanks opened fire against “all civilians” who had approached a distribution point in the Tel Al Sultan neighborhood of Rafah.
The Gaza Civil Defense warned that the rescue teams could not reach the scene of the attack “due to the extreme danger” because the Israelite forces were opening fire against the areas near the distribution centers.
The Alieirat Al Wada Hospital in the center of the Gaza Strip recorded the death of a Gaza citizen and 18 injured, including three children, near another aid point in the Netzarim area, following Israeli attacks this morning.
“It is proven by the blood, eyewitnesses, field reports and even international evaluations that the ‘Humanitarian Aid Distribution Project through buffer zones’ It is a failed and dangerous initiative”Added the Hamas government.
The number of deaths at the distribution points managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, supported by the United States and Israel, rose to 39 and the number of injured to over 220 in less than a week, according to Palestinian authorities.
International organizations, such as the United Nations, have warned of the hunger situation that is lived in Gaza due to Blocking imposed by Israel to the Palestinian enclave of 2.4 million inhabitants.
Hamas makes 3 requirements for ceasefire
Hamas has also responded to a US-negotiated ceasefire proposal, offering to free 10 living Israeli hostages and 18 dead in exchange for an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners.
However, the group also requires changes to the plan, including a permanent ceasefireone Total withdrawal of Israel de Gaza e guarantees of continuous humanitarian aid. None of these measures is included in the current US proposal.
Hamas’s response was neither a clear rejection nor an acceptance of the proposal, which Israel has already approved. Steve Witkoff, special sent from Donald Trump to the Middle East, described Hamas’s counterproposal as “fully unacceptable”And urged the group to accept the original framework to finalize a 60-day ceasefire agreement within days.
The proposal presented by Washington includes a fighter interruption For 60 days, the release of 28 Israeli hostages in the first week and the release of 1236 Palestinians and 180 Palestinian corpses in return. It also promises the delivery of humanitarian aid through the UN and other agencies.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office reiterated that Israel has already accepted the updated terms, but accused Hamas of refusing to fulfill them. Netanyahu states that any ceasefire should be temporary and that war will only end when Hamas surrender and GAZA CONTROL.
Already base Naim, an employee of Hamas, accused Israel of ignoring the points previously agreed with the American mediator, stating that this unilateral approach violates the integrity of the mediation process.
Since the conflict broke out on October 7, 2023, following the Hamas Transfronho Attack that killed about 1200 people and took 251 hostages, the Gaza Ministry of Health states that More than 54 000 Palestinians diedincluding over 4000 since March.
