Two Palestinians shot dead by Israel while trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza

The incident, which left dozens injured, took place after the Israeli Army warned against displacement from the south of the Strip.

At least two Palestinians have been killed and a dozen wounded this Friday at the hands of the Israeli Army when they tried to return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip shortly after the temporary ceasefire agreed between Israel and Israel came into force. the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

The incident occurred after the Israeli Army opened fire on a group of Palestinians who were advancing towards the north after asking the Gazan population in the south of the Strip not to move towards the area again during the truce. according to information from the Al Jazeera television network.

To this end, Israeli forces have dropped leaflets on the southernmost areas of the Gaza Strip, including Rafah, next to the border with Egypt, as calls grew among the Palestinian population to leave for the north at noon this Friday. .

All the injured have been transferred to the Deir al Balah hospital, in central Gaza, according to information from the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Several witnesses have pointed out that at least fifteen people have been injured in the Gaza Valley area when they tried to move from the south to the north of the Strip.

Sources close to the newspaper 'The Times of Israel' point to the use of "anti-riot measures" by Israeli security forces to prevent population movements towards the north of the area now that the truce has come into force after weeks of combat between Hamas members and Israeli military.

The authorities of the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Islamist group, have reported the death of more than 14,300 people due to the Israeli offensive against the enclave since last October 7, while more than 200 Palestinians have died in the West Bank and Jerusalem at the hands of Israeli security forces and in attacks by settlers.