Israeli airstrikes on northern, central, and southern areas of Gaza Strip

The Israeli warplanes launched fierce raids at dawn on Thursday on northern, central, and southern areas of the Gaza Strip in new violations of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

Eyewitnesses stated that Israeli warplanes carried out fierce airstrikes, the sound of which was heard east of Gaza City in the north of the sector, in the central governorate, and in the cities of Khan Yunis and Rafah in the south.

The witnesses clarified that the raids targeted areas under the control of the Israeli army.

The Israeli artillery also shelled several areas east of Gaza City, coinciding with heavy gunfire from Israeli helicopters, according to the witnesses.

At the same time, Israeli naval vessels fired their machine guns heavily at sea off Gaza City and north of the sector.

In the same context, witnesses reported hearing loud explosions resulting from house demolition operations carried out by the Israeli army in areas under its control east of Rafah and Khan Yunis cities.

No information has been reported yet regarding casualties or injuries from the Israeli bombing and raids.

On Wednesday, the Israeli army announced that an officer was injured by an explosive device that targeted an armored vehicle in Rafah, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Hamas was responsible for the explosion and threatened to respond to it.

In response, Hamas said in a statement: "The explosion that occurred in the Rafah area occurred in the area fully controlled by the Zionist occupation forces, and no Palestinian works there."

It added: "We warned in advance about the presence of war remnants in this area and others, and we are not responsible for them since the implementation of the agreement began, especially the remnants planted by the occupation itself in the area."

Since October 10, a ceasefire agreement has been in effect in Gaza, while Israel has violated some of its provisions and delayed moving to the second phase, citing the remaining body of one of its soldiers captive in Gaza, despite the Palestinian factions continuing their search operations amid the massive destruction left by the Israeli genocide.

The agreement was supposed to end a genocide committed by Tel Aviv over two years starting from October 8, 2023, which resulted in about 71,000 Palestinian deaths and more than 171,000 injuries, most of them children and women, but Israel continues its violations and suffocating blockade on the sector to this day.