Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Israel Has Violated Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza Strip Hundreds of Times, Hamas Says

© Getty Images / Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea/AnadoluSearch and rescue operations are underway amidst the rubble of the collapsed structure after an airstrike on a building belonging to the Qraiqea family in the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, Gaza on March 18, 2025.
Search and rescue operations are underway amidst the rubble of the collapsed structure after an airstrike on a building belonging to the Qraiqea family in the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, Gaza on March 18, 2025. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 19.03.2025
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GAZA (Sputnik) - More than 400 people have been killed and over 560 injured in the latest strikes carried out by the Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza Strip, according to the latest data from the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Israel has violated the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip hundreds of times, Hamas political office member Basem Naim told Sputnik.

"We were committed to the agreement and fulfilled our obligations under this agreement, but [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and his government violated it hundreds of times, committed murders, closed border crossings, and prohibited the entry of humanitarian aid," the Hamas official said.

The escalation of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, which has led to human losses among Palestinians, is also endangering the lives of Israeli hostages, Naim added.

"It is a dangerous escalation, which has led to material and human losses among Palestinians, but it does not exclude Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip too and will put their lives in danger," he noted.

On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces said that it was carrying out massive airstrikes on Palestinian movement Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
The bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli army airstrikes are brought to Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Tuesday, March 18, 2025.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 18.03.2025
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