“The occupation (Israel) is expanding its violations of the ceasefire deal by intensifying the killing of innocent civilians and moving the Yellow Line,” Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said in a statement.

The so-called Yellow Line, adopted as part of the deal, divided the coastal enclave into two and left more than 50 percent of the territory under the control of the Israeli Army.

Qassem rejected the increased demolition of Palestinian structures in the eastern half of the Gaza Strip, which he considered part of a plan of ethnic cleansing.

The spokesperson underscored that Israel also maintains the closure of the Rafah border crossing and limits the entry of international aid, in blatant violation of its commitments.

In response, he called on the mediators of the agreement and the guarantor states to pressure the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to force it to end such actions.

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