UPDATE – 2 killed in new Israeli airstrike in Gaza, in latest violation of ceasefire deal

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By Mohammad Sio

ISTANBUL (AA) – At least two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in the latest violation of a fragile ceasefire agreement with Hamas, medical sources said.

The sources said that the bodies of two people were transferred to Al-Shifa Hospital after the strike that targeted Beit Lahia city.

An Israeli military statement claimed that the strike targeted infrastructure where weapons and aerial means were allegedly stored in Beit Lahia.

The army said that it will continue to operate to remove any threat to its forces.

The attack came after more than 100 Palestinians were killed in a series of deadly Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Tuesday.

Hamas held Israel fully responsible for the escalation in Gaza, though it reiterated its full commitment to the ceasefire agreement. The Palestinian group called on mediators and guarantors to assume their responsibilities and exert immediate pressure on Israel to stop its “massacres” against Palestinians.

Israel has killed more than 68,600 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 170,000 others in deadly attacks in Gaza since October 2023.

The destructive war came to a halt under a ceasefire deal that took effect on Oct. 10 under US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan.