Israel claims Hamas has violated Trump-brokered ceasefire agreement

Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza after accusing Hamas of carrying out attacks in ‘brazen violation’ of the peace deal brokered by Donald Trump.

The Israeli military said Hamas terrorists were involved in ‘multiple attacks’ beyond the ‘yellow line’ buffer zone, which was a ‘clear violation’ of the ceasefire agreement.

Hamas fighters attacked Israeli forces with rocket-propelled grenades and sniper fire, an Israeli military official said.

‘Both incidents occurred in an Israeli-controlled area east of the Yellow Line. “This is a brave violation of the ceasefire,” they added.

According to local media reports, two Palestinians were killed and many others were injured in an air strike on the city of Jabalia; The attacks also hit Rafah in the south of Gaza.

According to The Times of Israel, the attacks took place in response to ‘an attack by terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip against Israeli forces in Rafah’.

Senior Hamas official Izzat al-Risheq accused Israel of violating the ceasefire, claiming that the terror group was adhering to the ceasefire.

Hamas-affiliated media reported that the attacks launched by Hamas planned to target Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of the Popular Forces militia.

Hamas fighters attacked Israeli forces with rocket-propelled grenades and sniper fire, an Israeli official said.

Palestinian militias opposed to Hamas and reportedly supported by Israel are located in an area that remains under Israeli control.

The Israeli army said on Friday that ‘several terrorists’ opened fire on soldiers in the Rafah area and did not cause any injuries.

The IDF later said it shot down another group of ‘terrorists’ who approached troops in Khan Younis the same day.

He added that the military will continue to work to eliminate immediate threats.

The Israeli army began withdrawing from Gaza last week but still controls about half of Gaza, having withdrawn to the ‘Yellow Line’ agreed upon under Phase 1 of the Trump plan.

According to the 20-point peace plan signed in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, with the aim of ending the two-year war, Hamas will have no role in the management of Gaza.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who opposes the ceasefire agreement, called for renewed attacks following reports that Hamas violated the ceasefire on Sunday.

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This followed a US warning that Hamas was planning an ‘imminent’ attack on civilians in Gaza, in a ‘direct and grave’ breach of the ceasefire agreement.

Hamas has recalled 7,000 of its fighters to establish control in Gaza following clashes with local militias.

The report stated that the other mediating countries, Qatar, Türkiye and Egypt, were informed about ‘credible reports indicating that Hamas will soon violate the ceasefire against the people of Gaza’.

“This planned attack on Palestinian civilians would constitute a direct and serious violation of the ceasefire agreement and would undermine the significant progress achieved through mediation efforts,” the US State Department said.

The United States did not provide further details on how the attack would constitute a ceasefire violation.

Hamas has denied planning an attack and accused Israel of supporting rival militias in Gaza.

Hamas, which will have no role in governing Gaza under the US plan, has already recalled 7,000 members of its security forces after Israeli troops withdrew from the area last week.

The group’s militants have been engaging in armed clashes with local tribes in Gaza to reassert its authority over the Gaza strip.

The United States has warned Hamas that an impending attack on Gaza civilians would violate the ceasefire.

The statement said, “If Hamas continues this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and the integrity of the ceasefire.”

Trump warned Hamas against killing civilians.

“If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Agreement, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday, before stating that US troops would not go into Gaza.

The terrorist group, which has ruled the region for 18 years, faces challenges from armed Palestinian groups.

The fragile ceasefire deal, which Trump said would bring “a new era of peace”, has come under increasing pressure after Hamas failed to release all 28 dead hostages on Monday.

Only 12 have been released so far, and Hamas claims it needs special excavation equipment to find the remaining bodies.

Hamas claims it needs special excavation equipment to find remaining bodies of dead hostages

On Saturday, Israel recovered two more bodies, those of Ronen Tommy Engel and Sonthaya Oakkharasri; This means that 16 people remain in Gaza.

Under the agreement, Israel released 250 Palestinian prisoners in its prisons and 1,718 detainees in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has consistently maintained that the war cannot end until Hamas lays down its weapons and stops controlling Gaza; The fighters rejected this demand, undermining all previous peace efforts.

He said on Saturday that the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt would remain closed until Hamas returned the remaining bodies.