MADRID, 28 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Israeli Army and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) exchanged accusations this Tuesday about a violation of the temporary truce agreed upon in the Gaza Strip, a day after both parties agreed to extend the agreement for two days.
Thus, the Israeli Army has indicated that “three explosive devices have been launched on two occasions in the north of the Gaza Strip, near where Israeli forces are located and in violation of ceasefire agreements,” before to add that several soldiers have been injured. “In one of the cases, shots have also been fired against (Israeli) forces,” he added.
“The military has responded by opening fire against the sources of the shots,” he said, while emphasizing that “in both cases, the Israeli forces are on the agreed ceasefire lines,” according to a brief statement published through its website.
For its part, the Ezzeldin al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has accused the Israeli Army of “a clear violation” of the truce in the north of the enclave and has confirmed “frictions” in the area. “Our mujahideen have stood up to this violation,” the group said.
“We are committed to the truce as long as the enemy sticks to it. We ask the mediators to pressure the occupation so that (Israel) respects the terms of the truce, both by land and by air,” the arm has been settled. armed Hamas, as reported by the Palestinian Shehab news agency, linked to the Islamist group.
Likewise, the Palestinian Maan news agency has indicated that Israeli tanks have fired dozens of shots in the surroundings of the Sheikh Raduan neighborhood of Gaza City early in the day, as part of a repositioning of these vehicles, without that for now there is information about victims. Hamas has not commented on these incidents.
The Israeli Army launched an offensive against the Palestinian enclave after the attacks carried out on October 7 by Hamas, which left some 1,200 dead and nearly 240 kidnapped. The Gazan authorities, controlled by the Islamist group, have put the death toll at nearly 15,000 Palestinians, to which another 230 have been added at the hands of the Israeli Army and attacks by settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.