Two Israeli soldiers were killed on Sunday in a serious security incident in southern Gaza’s Rafah area, according to the Zionist media.
The explosion targeted an Israeli engineering machine and is suspected to have been caused either by an anti-tank missile or a planted explosive device, according to Israeli claims.
Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces launched airstrikes on targets in the Rafah area and the northern Gaza’s region of Jabalia.
In breach of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, two Palestinians were killed and others were injured today in an Israeli airstrike east of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, WAFA news agency reported.
Gaza health ministry reported that 18 martyrs (10 pulled from under the rubble) and 3 injuries were left by the Israeli aggression during the past 24 hours.
The ministry updated toll of Israeli war since October 7, 2023, recording 68159 martyrs and 170203 injuries.
According to ministry, bodies of 15 Palestinian martyrs were released by the Israeli enemy that, in turn, retained that bodies of two prisoners during the past 24 hours.
Later on, Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas military wing, announced finding the body of one more Israeli prisoner, saying it will release it if field conditions allow that.
Al-Qassam warned that any Israeli escalation against Gaza will hinder the search for and retrieval of the bodies of the remaining Israeli prisoner.
Hamas
Hamas reaffirmed, in a statement commitment to the ceasefire and denied responsibility for Rafah explosion.
“We have lost contact with our fighters there.”
Hamas official Ezzat Al-Rashq said that it is the Zionist occupation that continues to violate the agreement and fabricate flimsy pretexts to justify its crimes.
Netanyahu’s attempts to evade and disavow his commitments come under pressure from his extremist terrorist coalition, in an attempt to evade his responsibilities to the mediators and guarantors, he added.
Netanyahu had told Israeli Channel 14 that the war will not end before the handing over of all the bodies of the Zionist prisoners in Gaza and Hamas disarmament, adding that the closure of Rafah crossing will continue until a further notice.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
