Israel has violated ceasefire agreement hundreds of times; Hamas zero times – Ceasefire Day 23

contact@ifamericansknew.org February 12, 2025 Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya, gaza ceasefire violations, trump gaza, west bank deaths

The Health Ministry in Gaza reports that Israeli authorities are obstructing more medical evacuations from the Rafah crossing to the south, even refusing travel to those who previously received security clearances.

“Among today’s list of patients is a 16-year-old child with cancer who was refused travel, and the companion of another cancer patient was also refused travel,” the ministry said.

It added that only 53 people will be medically evacuated today, which is far fewer than the 150 required as part of the ceasefire agreement.

Israeli authorities have similarly blocked many patients and their companions from leaving the enclave since the start of the deal last month.

New York Times: Israeli officials confirm that Israel has violated Gaza ceasefire

The future of the cease-fire in Gaza, along with the territory’s long-term fate, hung in the balance on Tuesday as President Trump prepared to meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan amid a public spat between the American leader and Hamas.

The current standoff stems in part from Hamas’ accusation that Israel has not upheld its promises for the first phase of the ceasefire.

Israel was required to send hundreds of thousands of tents into Gaza, a promise that Hamas says Israel has not kept. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter, three Israeli officials and two mediators said that Hamas’s claims were accurate.

But COGAT, the Israeli military unit that oversees aid deliveries, said in a written response that Hamas’s claims were “completely false accusations.

Trucks carrying aid passing through the Kerem Abu Salim Border Gate into Gaza Strip, January 21, 2025 (Abed Rahim Khatib – Anadolu Agency)

Netanyahu’s ultimatum to Hamas: Resume release of captives or war restarts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to return to “intensive fighting” in Gaza if Hamas does not reverse its decision to suspend the next round of captive releases as part of the ceasefire deal.

“If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday at noon, the ceasefire will end, and the Israeli army will return to intensive fighting until Hamas is completely defeated.” He also instructed the Israeli army to gather in and around the Gaza Strip, adding that “this action is taking place at this hour. It will be completed soon.”

Three Israeli captives were scheduled to be freed on Saturday before Hamas decided to suspend further releases due to Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement.

Dr. Abu Safiya Reports Torture and Severe Abuses in Israeli Custody; Al Mezan Calls for His Immediate Release

Tuesday, after 47 days of arbitrary detention—during which Israeli authorities repeatedly denied him access to legal counsel—Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya met his lawyer for the first time since his abduction from Gaza.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beita Lahia in northern Gaza (social media)

A Palestinian healthcare worker and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Dr. Abu Safiya was forcibly taken by Israeli forces on 27 December 2024 from the hospital in Beit Lahiya, along with several doctors, medical staff, patients, and other civilians.

Around 3 p.m. Tuesday, Al Mezan’s lawyer visited Dr. Abu Safiya in Ofer Prison, located in the unlawfully occupied West Bank. During the visit, Dr. Abu Safiya detailed the various forms of torture and abuse to which he has been subjected both during his unlawful arrest and throughout his arbitrary detention by Israeli forces and authorities.

When he was captured from Gaza and transferred to the Sde Teiman military detention camp, he was subjected to various forms of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment—methods that are emblematic of Israeli mass arrest operations in Gaza.

He reported being forcibly stripped, having his hands tightly shackled, and being made to sit on sharp gravel for approximately five hours by Israeli forces. He was also subjected to severe physical abuse, including beatings with batons and electric shock sticks, as well as repeated blows to the chest.

In Ofer Prison, where he was transferred on 9 January 2025, he was held in solitary confinement for 25 days—a period so prolonged as to constitute a form of torture in itself. During this time, he endured nearly continuous interrogation for 10 days (continue reading here).

Trump Is Bullying Jordan and Egypt to Help in Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza. It Isn’t Working.

Donald Trump doubled down on his plans to forcibly remove the 2 million Palestinians living in Gaza, though he walked back from his threat to withhold billions in aid to Egypt and Jordan unless they assisted.

Sitting next to Jordanian King Abdullah II at a White House press conference, Trump said he was “above” threatening U.S. allies in order to facilitate his idea of expelling all Palestinians from Gaza. He also promised that taking over Gaza would come at no cost to Americans.

“There’s nothing to buy. We will have Gaza. No reason to buy. There is nothing to buy, it’s Gaza, it’s a war-torn area, we’re going to take it, we’re going to hold it, we’re going to cherish it,” Trump said.

For days, Trump has been repeating his vision of a Gaza free of Palestinians and placed under American control.

The Arab world has rejected the idea — especially the countries that Trump has singled out as potential hosts for the transplanted Palestinian population: Egypt and Jordan.

In the face of that resistance, Trump floated the idea of yanking the billions of dollars in military assistance and foreign aid sends to Egypt and Jordan, long viewed as the price the U.S. must pay to maintain those countries’ peace agreements with Israel.

The U.S. has sent Egypt billions in military aid since the signing of its 1979 peace treaty with Israel in the wake of the Camp David Accords. It currently sends Egypt $1.5 billion per year, mostly in the form of military aid (continue reading here).

Abdullah Murad Hussein Al-Faroukh, 19 (IMEMC)

Army Kills a Palestinian Teen Near Hebron

Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian teenager on Tuesday afternoon, in the southern occupied West Bank.

Medical sources at Al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron, announced the death of the young man, Abdullah Murad Hussein Al-Faroukh, 19, in the town of Sa’ir, northeast of Hebron.

A Ma’an correspondent reported that occupation forces shot Faroukh in the chest with live ammunition, seriously injuring him, before he succumbed to his wounds.

Media sources said that a large army force invaded the town of Sa’ir, on Tuesday afternoon, stormed several stone quarries, and confiscated equipment, while firing many live rounds at citizens.

Israeli forces and settlers have killed around 900 Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since October 7th.

Anadolu captures offensive graffiti by Israeli soldiers targeting Prophet Muhammad in Gaza

Anadolu captured images of offensive graffiti written in Hebrew by Israeli soldiers on the walls of Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip, with some targeting Prophet Muhammad.

In Gaza, where Israel has been carrying out a genocide for more than 15 months, inscriptions were seen on partially destroyed buildings and walls.

Hebrew phrases including, “Muhammad is dead” and “The people of Israel live” were documented on the walls of partially demolished houses, expressing religious and nationalist sentiments.

Extremist statements advocating the killing, expulsion, and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, were written on Palestinian homes, exposing the hateful mindset of Israeli soldiers.

Palestinians returning to their homes after the ceasefire deal reached between Hamas and Israel in late January were shocked to find offensive inscriptions targeting the Muslim prophet.

Israeli soldiers were also seen drawing the Israeli flag and an image of a smiling Haredi Jewish man on the walls of Palestinian homes.

Extremist statements on walls in Gaza homes advocate killing, expulsion, ethnic cleansing of Palestinians (Anadolu)

Tel Aviv seeks second extension of Israeli army’s occupation of south Lebanon: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked US President Donald Trump to back a new extension of the Israeli army’s presence in southern Lebanon, according to Hebrew media reports.

Israel’s Channel 12 reported on 10 February that Israel seeks to maintain its army’s presence in five border points in south Lebanon with the aim of maintaining a buffer zone in the area.

According to the report, Tel Aviv reiterated to Washington its claim that the Lebanese army is not deployed properly across the south of Lebanon in line with the ceasefire agreement and is not preventing Hezbollah from rebuilding.

The report says Israel is warning the US that Hezbollah has plans to return to the border area as soon as the Israeli army withdraws from Lebanon.

Israel has violated the Lebanon ceasefire hundreds of times.

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IMEMC Daily Reports

STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 – FEBRUARY 11, 2025 (ongoing count):

At least 63,299 Palestinians killed, 118,638 injured – including:

at least 62,403 killed in Gaza (~20,600 children)
at least 899 killed in the West Bank (~180 children)
at least 111,638 injured in Gaza
at least 7,000 injured in the West Bank

WAR STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 (Hamas attack) – JANUARY 19, 2025 (Ceasefire):

Palestinian death toll from October 7, 2023 – January 19, 2025: at least 48,143 – including at least 47,283 in Gaza (~20,600 children), and 860 in the West Bank (~177 children). Palestinian injuries: at least 118,472 – including at least 111,629 in Gaza, and 7,000 in the West Bank.

Thousands of those killed in Gaza have yet to be identified, and an estimated 11,000 more are still buried under rubble.

Reported Israeli death toll from October 7, 2023 – January 19, 2025: ~1,616 (or 1,590) – including ~1,139 on October 7, 2023 (~36 children), 436 (or 405) military forces since the ground invasion began in Gaza, 46 military and civilians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel.

NOTE: It is unknown at this time how many of the deaths and injuries of Israelis on October 7 were caused by Israeli soldiers.

Hover over each bar for exact numbers. Source: IsraelPalestineTimeline.org

Thursday, 13 February 2025