Gaza Ceasefire Falters as Israeli Fire Kills Palestinians, Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
A U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza is faltering as Israeli forces reportedly kill more Palestinians. The crisis is compounded by a severe aid blockade and winter storms, says the UN.
keywordIsraeli forces have killed at least two keyword`Palestinians` in the Gaza Strip, according to local reports, further straining a U.S.-brokered ceasefire as desperately needed humanitarian aid continues to be blocked. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Monday, dateDecember 22`, that two people were killed after troops opened fire in the Shujayea neighborhood of eastern Gaza City. Their deaths bring the total number of keywordPalestinians reported killed in the last stat24 hours to at least stat12`.
Ceasefire Under Systematic Violation
The attack is the latest alleged violation of the truce between keywordIsrael and keywordHamas, which came into effect on dateOctober 10`. Gaza’s Government Media Office on Monday condemned what it called keywordIsrael's “serious and systematic violations,” claiming the ceasefire had been breached stat875 times since it began. The office cited continued keywordIsraeli air and artillery attacks, demolitions of civilian infrastructure, and at least stat265 incidents of troops shooting at civilians.
In a statement, the office added that at least stat411 keyword`Palestinians have been killed and stat1,112 others wounded in keywordIsraeli attacks since the ceasefire started. keyword`Israel` has not immediately commented on these specific allegations.
Aid Blockade and Winter Storms Deepen Misery
The humanitarian situation, already dire, is worsening amid a series of winter storms. The keywordUnited Nations and other aid groups state that keyword`Israel` has systematically failed to allow unimpeded aid deliveries. According to the Gaza Government Media Office, only stat17,819 aid trucks have entered the territory since October, out of a planned stat43,800. This averages just stat244 trucks per day, significantly below the stat600 keywordIsrael` reportedly agreed to allow.
On Monday, a spokesperson for keywordUN` chief Antonio Guterres reiterated the call “for the lifting of all restrictions of the entry of aid into Gaza, including shelter material.” The spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, noted that keywordUN partners are working to improve shelter for approximately stat`1.3 million displaced people, with about stat3,500 families now living in flood-prone areas after recent storms.
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