Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem condemned the recent massacres against the civilian population in the coastal enclave, devastated after two years of Israeli aggression.

The dangerous escalation coincided with the mediators’ announcement of the formation of a Palestinian technocratic government to govern Gaza and the entry into the second phase of the truce agreement, he emphasized.

Qassem asserted that the Israeli attacks confirm the continuation of its policy of sabotaging commitments and disrupting declared efforts to establish calm in the region.

These constant Israeli violations compel the mediators and guarantor countries to exert pressure on Netanyahu, he stated.

According to the Gaza Government Media Office, from the truce’s implementation on October 10 of last year until January 15, the Israeli army killed 449 Palestinians and wounded 1,246 more in Gaza.

It detailed that the Israeli military committed 1,244 violations during those 95 days, specifying that these infractions included 402 incidents of direct shootings against civilians, 66 incursions by military vehicles into residential areas, and 581 attacks and bombings.

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