The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip stands at 67,913, with 170,134 others injured since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on October 7, 2023, Gaza's health authorities said in a statement on Tuesday.
Israel said on the same day its forces opened fire on Palestinians who approached troops in the northern Gaza Strip, while health officials in the enclave said at least six people were killed.
The Israeli military said in a statement that several "suspects" were spotted crossing the "yellow line," which marks Israeli-controlled areas under the ceasefire deal, and approaching troops, in what it said was "a violation of the agreement."
The ceasefire, which took effect on Friday, followed days of intensive negotiations in Egypt as part of broader understandings that include a prisoner exchange and arrangements to reopen border crossings and facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
Under the agreement, the Israeli army would halt fighting and partially withdraw from the Gaza Strip. At the same time, Hamas would release all remaining detainees in exchange for Israel freeing more than 2,000 Palestinian detainees.
"Attempts were made to distance the suspects. The suspects did not comply and continued approaching the troops, who opened fire to remove the threat," the military said.
Gaza's health authorities said at least six Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in two separate incidents. Five of them were killed in Gaza City's Shuja'iyya neighborhood. Eyewitnesses and residents said the group had been inspecting their homes after the ceasefire when an Israeli drone fired a missile.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem called the killings "a violation of the ceasefire agreement." In a statement, he called on "the various parties to monitor the occupation's behavior and not allow it to evade its commitments before the mediators regarding ending the war."
Meanwhile, according to Gaza Civil Defense, more than 250 bodies have been recovered since the ceasefire took effect, with some retrieved from the streets.
The defense teams reported severe difficulties in reaching many areas due to "a significant shortage" of heavy equipment. More than 10,000 people are believed to remain trapped beneath the debris left by over two years of relentless Israeli bombardment.
According to the Civil Defense, remnants of war and unexploded ordnance remain scattered across the enclave, posing an ongoing threat to civilians.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 67,913
Israel has wiped out entire villages and destroyed crucial infrastructure in southern Lebanon during conflicts with Hezbollah.
According to local media reports, the Israeli military has bombed every bridge over the Litani River last week. It means that major cities like Tyre are now isolated. Vehicles have no way to get through to deliver urgent medicine, supplies, or food. Even the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which monitors the violations and attacks happening in south Lebanon, can no longer have a direct connection of supply to its forces.
Hassan Dbouk, president of the Union of Tyre Region Municipalities, condemned Israel's destruction, saying it has been wholly disregarding international law and following the same calamitous pattern seen in the Gaza Strip.
"Israel doesn't respect international law. It's destroying everything, mosques, religious places, schools, clinics, the vicinity of hospitals -- even when it doesn't directly hit a hospital, it targets its vicinity, which puts it out of service. As for the infrastructure, last time, it bombarded the central water facility, and electricity always gets affected. To me, the situation in Lebanon is following the same pattern as in Gaza," he said.
He further noted that Israel is destroying villages along the Blue Line, a border demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel established by the United Nations in 2000.
"They said that they are destroying the Blue Line, which is the first line of villages on the border, and the second line, and they're calling for the occupation of the third line and therefore its destruction. They want it to be a buffer zone, which means an uninhabitable place with no population or houses, and this is getting implemented," he said.
Ali Khreis, a Lebanese parliament member, said that Israel is trying to prevent people from returning home as a form of political pressure, but Lebanon will not surrender.
"They want to prevent people from going back home. This is a type of political pressure. Israel is doing this so that Lebanon will yield to its demands. Despite what is happening, we can't give in to the Israeli pressure, whatever the cost. There is no crossing point between Tyre and the rest of the territories now. The main bridge was destroyed, and before that, another bridge was destroyed. This was the only remaining crossing," he said.
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight between Thursday and Friday local time, following an earlier announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump.
However, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement on Saturday that it had struck militants approaching a "Yellow Line," which marks the northern edge of the "security zone" established by Israel in southern Lebanon, over the past day.
Israeli attacks destroy infrastructure in southern Lebanon
