While the Gaza truce was shattered once again Friday morning by the crashing of two mortar shells into the town of Sderot, the UN released a report stating that Israel has violated the truce agreement 8 times while the Palestinians only once.
The IDF offenses are mostly shooting towards Palestinians approaching the border fence. According to the UN, on June 20 an IDF patrol shot near Palestinian farmers near the fence east of Rafah. The soldiers fired for ten minutes in order to drive the farmers away, but no injuries were reported.
During the evening of the same day a similar incident was recorded, in which IDF forces shot at Palestinian farmers near the Maghazi refugee camp. Soldiers reportedly fired for five minutes, and no injuries were reported. An hour later soldiers fired towards fisherman near the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya in an attempt to drive them away.
Early on June 21 Navy forces opened fire in the same area, and later the same morning forces fired towards Palestinians near the Maghazi refugee camp. No injuries were reported in either case.
Seventy-year-old Jamil al-Gahoul was injured from IDF fire two days later, when an army patrol opened fire on a group of Palestinians reportedly gathering wood near Beit Lahiya at 7 am.
The one and only violation committed by the Palestinians was recorded a day later, on June 24, when Islamic Jihad fired three rockets at Sderot from the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun. 06/27/08
Regarding the accusations against Israel the IDF stated that they have not carried out any attacks in the Gaza Strip and reemphasized their commitment to the ceasefire.
The IDF offenses are mostly shooting towards Palestinians approaching the border fence. According to the UN, on June 20 an IDF patrol shot near Palestinian farmers near the fence east of Rafah. The soldiers fired for ten minutes in order to drive the farmers away, but no injuries were reported.
During the evening of the same day a similar incident was recorded, in which IDF forces shot at Palestinian farmers near the Maghazi refugee camp. Soldiers reportedly fired for five minutes, and no injuries were reported. An hour later soldiers fired towards fisherman near the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya in an attempt to drive them away.
Early on June 21 Navy forces opened fire in the same area, and later the same morning forces fired towards Palestinians near the Maghazi refugee camp. No injuries were reported in either case.
Seventy-year-old Jamil al-Gahoul was injured from IDF fire two days later, when an army patrol opened fire on a group of Palestinians reportedly gathering wood near Beit Lahiya at 7 am.
The one and only violation committed by the Palestinians was recorded a day later, on June 24, when Islamic Jihad fired three rockets at Sderot from the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun. 06/27/08
Regarding the accusations against Israel the IDF stated that they have not carried out any attacks in the Gaza Strip and reemphasized their commitment to the ceasefire.
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