The Israeli military has confirmed it killed three Palestinians in separate incidents across the northern and southern Gaza Strip, marking the latest reported violations of a ceasefire that has been formally in place since October last year.
In a statement released Friday, the army said its forces identified two individuals crossing what it described as the “Yellow Line” boundary in different sectors of the enclave before opening fire. It did not provide further details about their identities.
The military also reported that troops from the 454th Fire Brigade observed another individual behaving “suspiciously” near the same boundary in northern Gaza. It claimed the person posed an immediate threat, prompting an airstrike that resulted in their death.
The “Yellow Line” refers to a demarcation within Gaza marking areas to which Israeli forces withdrew under a US backed ceasefire framework introduced during efforts led by Donald Trump to end the conflict.
Despite the ceasefire agreement that took effect on 10 October 2025, Israeli operations in Gaza have continued intermittently, according to local reports.
Gaza health authorities say at least 883 Palestinians have been killed and 2,648 injured since the ceasefire was declared, underscoring ongoing instability in the territory.
The ceasefire was intended to halt a prolonged war that began in October 2023, which has resulted in more than 72,000 deaths, the majority of them women and children, and left large parts of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure severely damaged.
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