Weekly Gaza Update, March 7

On March 1, Israel shut down Gaza’s crossings to aid, cutting electricity and water supplies following the end of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in demands that Hamas fully demilitarizes and releases all hostages before proceeding to Phase 2 of the ceasefire. Hamas calls disarming a “red line.”

 President Trump issued a warning to the people of Gaza, stating that if Israeli hostages are not released, the "gates of hell" will open in Gaza. He also said he has provided Israel with the necessary weapons to act, following a meeting with Israeli hostages at the White House.  

A young Palestinian man was killed by Israeli fire in Beit Hanoun on Saturday.

Two more Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire over the weekend, and the bodies of 21 Palestinians were retrieved.

30-40 people daily have been able to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing for medical treatment, tens of thousands of injured wait their turn.

Two siblings from the Masrei family were killed by an Israeli drone strike in Beit Hanoun on Sunday.

A total of four Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire soon after the end of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement on March 1.

Two Palestinians were killed by an Israeli drone strike east of Rafah.

Two more Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in downtown Rafah inside a school.

On Monday, over a 24-hour period, nine Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire.

The bodies of over 48 Palestinians were recovered from a mass grave in northern Gaza and moved to proper cemeteries.

On Wednesday, five Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, 30 bodies were recovered and buried, and ten were injured.  

A Palestinian was killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike in Shujayia on Thursday.

Over 3,000 kids and 1,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women were diagnosed with acute malnutrition since the Gaza ceasefire.

Over 26,000 kids in Gaza enrolled in UNRWA distance learning programs since January.

This week, Gaza has only 25% of normal water levels available. Deir el-Belah's two main desalination plants are no longer in service due to the electricity shortage.

Palestinian prisoner Ali Al-Bastash, 62, died from torture in Israeli jails.

The Government Information Center reported that Israel violated the ceasefire agreement 400 times.

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