TEHRAN – Iran condemns recent Israeli attacks on Palestinians and called for an end to Tel Abi atrocities.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baquai denounced the attack, which killed at least 10 people, and Israel’s destruction of West Bank olive groves and burning of houses as a desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque by extremist Israeli settlers, holding the guarantors of the recent Gaza ceasefire accountable and calling on the Israeli regime to force an end. That crime.
He recalled that the Tel Aviv regime has a habit of reneging on its commitments and using declared ceasefires to push ahead with crimes against Palestinians.
The spokesperson warned the guarantors of the ceasefire agreement against taking any action against the Israeli regime’s acts of aggression against the Gaza population.
Israeli forces have killed at least 10 Palestinians in new attacks across the Gaza Strip since Tuesday morning, the first major violation of the ceasefire agreement. Israel also launched a drone attack in the southern city of Khan Yunis, killing at least one Palestinian.
The renewed violence highlights Israel’s disregard for the fragile ceasefire, raising questions about its durability and deepening Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. Tensions in the region are also rising as international mediators call for a permanent cessation of hostilities.
Israel also announced it would keep the Rafah border closed until Wednesday, restricting the flow of vital humanitarian aid into Gaza, in violation of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.
On Tuesday, Israeli authorities claimed without evidence that Hamas had violated an agreement over the return of bodies of deceased Israeli prisoners of war and declared that it would not abide by cease-fire terms regarding the delivery of aid.
The Palestinian Resistance Movement has previously explained that it may take longer to recover all the bodies, given the difficulty of finding bodies in the rubble in Gaza.
As part of the cease-fire agreement, Hamas on Monday handed over the remains of four deceased Israeli prisoners of war, as well as all 20 living prisoners previously held in Gaza. There are plans to transport the remaining 24 bodies, but the timing is still unclear.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) supported Hamas’ statement and acknowledged that recovering the bodies would take a considerable amount of time.
The ceasefire announced last week was aimed at pausing fighting and allowing humanitarian aid to Gaza. Tuesday’s attack was the first serious violation of the cease-fire agreement since it took effect, raising fears that it could collapse as military operations continue and there is no clear political solution.
Gaza remains in ruins after two years of relentless Israeli shelling that began on October 7, 2023. Despite repeated calls for calm, sporadic air attacks and drone strikes continue to claim lives, further complicating reconstruction efforts and the return of displaced people to Gaza City and their homes in Khan Younis. Experts believe Israel is likely to violate the recent Gaza ceasefire because the regime has a history of violating previous obligations and agreements.