Israel violated Gaza ceasefire 47 times; 38 Palestinians killed: Media office. Press TV – October 19, 2025.
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Gaza’s Government Media Office says Israel has violated the ceasefire agreement with Hamas 47 times since the truce came into effect on October 10, killing at least 38 Palestinians and injuring 143 others.
In a statement on Sunday, the media office said the regime’s violations of the agreement, which was brokered by US President Donald Trump, “have included crimes of direct gunfire against civilians, deliberate shelling, and the arrest of a number of civilians.”
Authorities in Gaza called on the United Nations and the guarantor parties to the agreement to “intervene urgently to compel the occupation to end its ongoing aggression and protect unarmed civilians,” the statement added.
Israeli attacks were also reported across several areas of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, including Rafah in the south and Jabalia in the north, killing at least two people and wounding several others.
Despite the agreement to allow humanitarian access to Gaza, the Israeli regime’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said the Rafah crossing would remain closed “until Hamas hands over the bodies of all deceased captives still held in Gaza.” The crossing is a critical gateway for humanitarian aid into the densely populated territory.
Netanyahu’s office also confirmed he had ordered the military to “act forcefully” in Gaza after his cabinet accused Hamas of “violating the ceasefire.”
Military spokesperson Avichai Adraee alleged the military’s actions were a “response to a flagrant violation of the ceasefire,” threatening that Israel would “respond firmly and strongly.”
The Israeli military accused Hamas of attacking its forces inside Gaza with rocket-propelled grenades and sniper fire.
Hamas, however, denied involvement in any attacks, reaffirming its “full commitment” to the ceasefire.
The resistance group said in a statement that it had “no knowledge of any incidents or clashes taking place in the Rafah area.”
The regime’s latest attacks in Gaza threaten to unravel the fragile truce, which has allowed limited humanitarian access to the coastal territory but remains deeply strained by Israel’s continued attacks.
Israel’s two-year war on Gaza has killed at least 68,159 people and wounded 170,203 since October 2023, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The war has displaced more than two million people, destroyed much of Gaza’s infrastructure, and left nearly the entire population dependent on humanitarian aid.
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