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IDF claims attacks were a response to ceasefire violations

In the Middle East, new Israeli strikes have hit the Gaza Strip, leaving at least 12 people dead according to the Palestinian Civil Defense, in what is described as a violation of the ceasefire, with Israel and Hamas blaming each other, while at least 601 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the truce last October. France24 journalist Andrew Hilliar shares his insights.

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New Israeli strikes have hit Gaza, leaving at least 12 dead

In the Middle East, new Israeli strikes have hit the Gaza Strip, leaving at least 12 people dead according to the Palestinian Civil Defense, in what is described as a violation of the ceasefire, with Israel and Hamas blaming each other, while at least 601 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the truce last October. Eliza Herbert has this story.

By FRANCE24

Israeli strikes kill at least 12, Gaza civil defence agency says

At least 12 Palestinians were killed by Israel air strikes on the Gaza Strip Sunday, Palestinian officials said, while the Israeli military said the attacks targeted Hamas for violating the October ceasefire. The civil defence agency said one air strike hit a tent of displaced people in northern Gaza while another targeted the southern city of Khan Younis.

By FRANCE 24

Israeli air strikes kill 11 in Gaza, say Palestinian officials

Israel fired air strikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 11 Palestinians, Palestinian officials said, in what the military called a response to ceasefire violations by Palestinian militant group Hamas. Gaza doctors said an Israeli air strike on a tent encampment housing displaced families killed at least four people, while health officials said another strike killed five in Khan Younis in the south ‌and another person was shot dead in the north. Air strikes also targeted what...

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Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza since dawn: civil defence

Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that Israeli strikes killed at least 12 people since dawn on Sunday, while a military official said the attacks were in response to ceasefire violations. Despite a US-brokered truce that entered its second phase last month, violence has continued in the Palestinian territory, with Israel and Hamas blaming each other for violating the agreement. The civil defence agency, which operates as a rescue force, said one strike hit a tent of displaced people in northern Gaza and another targeted an area in the south. Five people were killed and several were injured when an air strike targeted a tent sheltering displaced people in Jabalia in the north, the agency said in a statement. Five more were killed and several were injured in a separate early morning strike in the southern city of Khan Younis, the agency said, adding that one more was killed in Israeli shelling in Gaza City. The agency also said that one person was killed by Israeli gunfire in Beit Lahia in north Gaza. The Al-Shifa and Nasser hospitals confirmed they had received the bodies of at least seven people. “Israel doesn’t understand ceasefires or truces,” said Osama Abu Askar, who lost his nephew in the Jabalia attack. He said the people killed there were hit as they slept. “We’ve been living under a truce for months, and they’ve still targeted us. Israel operates on this principle — saying one thing and doing another,” Askar told AFP. Funeral prayers Dozens of relatives and mourners gathered at Nasser Hospital, where the bodies of some of those killed were laid out in white shrouds. Men and women stood in prayer ahead of the funeral, facing the corpses in the hospital compound. A military official said Israeli forces attacked in response to Hamas violating the ceasefire agreement. “The violation included an identification of several armed terrorists who took cover under debris east of the yellow line and adjacent to IDF (Israeli military) troops, likely after exiting underground infrastructure in the area,” the official said. “Crossing the yellow line in the vicinity of IDF troops, while armed, is an explicit ceasefire violation, and demonstrates how Hamas systematically violates the ceasefire agreement with intent to harm the troops,” the official added. Under the terms of the ceasefire, which took effect on October 10, Israeli troops withdrew to positions behind a so-called “Yellow Line”, although they remain in control of more than half of the Palestinian territory. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem, in a statement on Sunday, accused the Israeli military of violating the ceasefire. “Targeting of displaced people in their tents is a serious violation of the ceasefire agreement,” Qassem said. Gaza’s health ministry says that at least 601 people have been killed since the truce began. The Israeli military says at least four of its soldiers have been killed in the same period. Media restrictions and limited access to Gaza have prevented AFP and other news organisations from independently verifying casualty figures or freely covering the fighting.

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Israeli airstrikes kill 11 Palestinians

Gaza’s civil defence says Israeli airstrikes killed at least 11 people on Sunday, including strikes on a tent camp for displaced families in the north and another in Khan Younis in the south. Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of violating a US-brokered ceasefire reached in October. France24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.

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At least nine killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza

The Israel Defence Forces claimed they targeted Hamas ‘terrorists’ in response to a violation in Beit Hanoun

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Steven Scheer

Israel kills 12 across Gaza in continued violation of cease-fire

Israeli attacks, in violation of the Gaza cease-fire, killed at least 11 people across Gaza Sunday, the territory's civil defense agency reported. Despite a U.S.-brokered tru...

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Palestinian leader urges removal of Israeli ‘obstacles’ over Gaza truce

ADDIS ABABA: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas called on Saturday for the immediate removal of “all obstacles” he said Israel has imposed on implementing the second phase of a US-backed Gaza ceasefire. In a speech delivered by Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa at the African Union summit in Ethiopia, Abbas emphasised the necessity of enabling the work of a technocratic committee established to oversee daily governance in the enclave. Removing these barriers is crucial to “ensure continuity of services, coordinate humanitarian efforts and enable a swift recovery,” Abbas said. Abbas accused Israel of “continuing to violate” the ceasefire agreement with Hamas that took effect in October. He noted that continued violence threatens the truce. African Union commission chair demands end to ‘extermination’ of Palestinians “From the announcement of the ceasefire until today, more than 500 Palestinians have been killed, which threatens the durability of the truce and the full implementation of its second phase,” he said. Despite the truce entering its second phase last month, the Israeli army retains control over more than half of the Gaza Strip. Fifteen experts on the technocratic committee, overseen by a “Board of Peace” set up by US President Donald Trump, remain based in Egypt. This comes despite a partial reopening on Feb 2 of the Rafah border crossing. Nickolay Mladenov, a diplomat appointed by Trump as high representative for Gaza, cautioned on Friday that “a number of conditions need to be met” before the committee can enter the territory. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Mladenov said Hamas must transfer civilian control of institutions. “This is not a government coming in after an election. This is far much more complicated,” Mladenov said. “We need to make sure that we have the framework agreed in place on the decommissioning of weapons in Gaza.” Separately, African Union Commission Chairman Mahmoud Ali Youssouf opened the organisation’s 39th summit by declaring the “extermination” of the Palestinian people must end. “In the Middle East, Palestine and the suffering of its people also challenge our consciences. The extermination of this people must stop,” Youssouf said. Youssouf also highlighted multiple conflicts in Africa, noting that from Sudan to the Democratic Republic of Congo, people continue to pay the “heavy price of instability”. The two-day summit brings together heads of state from the 55 member states of the African Union under the theme of water sanitation. Published in Dawn, February 15th, 2026

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