Israeli Ceasefire Violations in Gaza and World Silence

On 21 November 2012, Israel and Hamas came to a ceasefire agreement to end the 14 day attacks that had killed many and injured hundreds of innocent civilians starting 14 November. The terms of the latest agreement include ending all hostilities by Israelis and Palestinians, and facilitating the freedom of movement and transfer of goods within Gaza. Though mainstream media has been silent, Israel has violated these simple truce points continuously since they were agreed upon. Not only are the crossings still very restricted, but the fire into Gaza continues, with the first one occurring the next day after the truce agreement.

Here we list some of Israel's breaches of the ceasefire agreement and will continue to update as events occur. We'll keep track even as others look away.

11/22/2012

"Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian man east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip late Thursday after he approached a fence on the border, medics said." (Read more)

11/23/2012

"A 20-year-old Palestinian was killed and 10 others injured by Israeli forces Friday, Palestinian medical officials told NBC News, despite the U.S.-brokered cease-fire declared Wednesday." (Read more)

11/25/2012

“Israeli forces opened fire at a group of Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, lightly injuring one man, a Gaza medical official said.” (Read more)

11/26/2012

“Two people were shot by Israeli forces east of Rafah on Monday, a health ministry spokesman said, in the second consecutive day of shooting along Gaza's border.” (Read more)

11/28/2012

“Israeli forces detained nine fishermen off Gaza's north coast on Wednesday, a local official said. As part of a ceasefire to end Israel's recent eight-day war on Gaza, Israel agreed to allow fishermen to sail six nautical miles off the coast of Gaza instead of three, which had been the limit under Israel's siege” (Read more)

11/29/2012

“Israeli military vehicles crossed near the al-Qarara town northeast of Khan Younis on Thursday in a new breach of the Gaza ceasefire, a Ma’an reporter said.” (Read more)

“On Wednesday Israeli forces shot and injured seven Palestinians near the border in the central Gaza Strip, medics said. Seven people were shot at east of al-Maghazi and al-Bureij refugee camps and transferred to the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. One man sustained serious injuries, medical officials told Ma'an.” (Read more)

"Earlier, 27-year-old Hassan Ahmad Nseir was shot by Israeli forces near Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip while collecting iron and gravel, medics told Ma'an." (Read more)

11/30/2012

“On Friday, 11 Palestinians sustained wounds by Israeli fire along the borders between the Gaza Strip and Israel." (Read more)

12/01/2012

“The Israeli navy on Saturday stopped 13 Palestinian fishermen and detained them off the coast, a Gaza official said." (Read more)  

12/02/2012

“An unexplained explosion in the central Gaza Strip injured three people on Sunday morning, a medical official said.” (Read more)  

“A young Palestinian man died late Friday of wounds he sustained hours earlier by Israeli gunfire east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.” (Read more)  

12/03/2012

"Israeli soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian teenager on Monday near a border fence area of central Gaza, medics said." (Read more)

12/10/2012

"Witnesses said Israeli military vehicles crossed the border into the Gaza Strip near Khan Younis on Monday morning." (Read more)

12/14/2012

"A young Palestinian man was shot and injured Friday evening by Israeli soldiers east of Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip, medical officials said." (Read more)

12/16/2012

"A Palestinian man was shot in the chest by Israeli forces near the Gaza border on Sunday, witnesses said." (Read more)

12/17/2012

"Israeli naval forces shot and wounded a Palestinian fisherman in waters off the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, sources on both sides said." (Read more)

12/18/2012

"On Tuesday morning, a number of Israeli military vehicles invaded the eastern part of Khan Younis to the south of the Gaza Strip." (Read more)

12/21/2012

"Israeli forces shot and injured five Palestinians on Friday in the northern Gaza Strip, a health ministry spokesman said. Ashraf al-Qidra said five Palestinians were hospitalized with moderate wounds after being shot near the border with Israel. " (Read more)

01/03/2013

"Israeli military vehicles briefly entered the Gaza Strip borders on Thursday to level land, eyewitnesses told Ma'an." (Read more)

01/05/2013

"Israeli soldiers shot and injured a man in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, a health ministry spokesman said. Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an said that Abdullah al-Zaneen, 32, was shot by Israeli forces east of Beit Hanoun. Al-Zaneen was employed by the Gaza government to work in a rubbish tip in the area." (Read more)

01/08/2013

"Israel closed the Erez crossing with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, sources in Gaza said." (Read more)

01/10/2013

"Israeli military vehicles crossed into northern Gaza to level land on Thursday morning, witnesses told Ma'an." (Read more)

01/11/2013

"Israeli forces fired at the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, killing one man and injuring another, medics said." (Read more)

01/14/2013

"Several Israeli military vehicles breached the border with the Gaza Strip on Monday morning, but no confrontations were reported." (Read more)

"A man shot by Israeli forces in north Gaza died late Monday, Palestinian medics said." (Read more)

01/18/2013

"A Palestinian man was shot and injured by Israeli soldiers in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said." (Read more)

01/21/2013

"Israeli forces have shot and wounded a Palestinian in the besieged Gaza Strip, once again violating the ceasefire agreement of November 2012." (Read more)

01/22/2013

"Israeli authorities closed the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, as general elections take place across the country." (Read more)

01/29/2013

"Israeli forces shot and injured a man in north Gaza on Tuesday, medics said." (Read more)

02/01/2013

"Two Palestinians were injured Friday by cross-border gunfire from Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip." (Read more)

02/05/2013

"Israeli tanks and bulldozers entered the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, witnesses said." (Read more)

02/14/2013

"Israeli military vehicles crossed into northern Gaza to level lands on Thursday morning, witnesses told Ma'an." (Read more)

02/19/2013

"Israeli military vehicles on Tuesday briefly entered border areas in the north and south of the Gaza Strip, locals said." (Read more)

 "At approximately 10:15 on Monday, 19 February 2013, an Israeli gunboat attacked a Palestinian fishing boat, boarding 2 fishermen, sailing 1 nautical miles off al-Sundaniya shore in the northern Gaza Strip." (Read more)

02/23/2013

"Israeli military vehicles entered the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday and leveled farmland near the border, witnesses said." (Read more)

02/25/2013

"Israeli forces shot a Palestinian man Friday afternoon east of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip injuring him in the foot." (Read more)

02/26/2013

"Israeli authorities closed the Erez and Kerem Shalom border crossings with Gaza on Tuesday, after a rocket was fired from the coastal territory, a Palestinian border official said." (Read more)

02/27/2013

"Israeli authorities closed the Kerem Shalom crossing point in the Gaza Strip for a second day in a row Wednesday after a projectile fired from Gaza struck Israeli territory." (Read more)

02/28/2013

"Israeli authorities closed the Kerem Shalom crossing point in the Gaza Strip for the third day in a row Thursday after a projectile fired from Gaza struck Israeli territory Monday." (Read more)

03/01/2013

"Israeli forces shot and injured three people in northern Gaza on Friday, a medical official said." (Read more)

"Israeli authorities closed the Kerem Shalom crossing point in the Gaza Strip for the fourth day in a row Friday, sealing traffic in Gaza until at least Sunday." (Read more)

03/07/2013

"Israeli forces on Thursday conducted a limited incursion near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip." (Read more)

03/08/2013

"Israeli forces shot and injured a man in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said." (Read more)

03/11/2013

"Israeli military vehicles crossed into an area southeast of Gaza City on Monday, locals said." (Read more)

03/13/2013

"Israeli military vehicles crossed east of Khan Younis on Wednesday in a new breach of the Gaza ceasefire, a Ma’an reporter said." (Read more)

03/21/2013

"Israeli authorities on Thursday decided to close the Karem Shalom crossing a few hours after opening it on Thursday morning, officials said." (Read more)

"Israel will reduce the Gaza fishing zone as punishment for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip following a rocket attack, the Israeli military announced Thursday." (Read more)

03/23/2013

"Israeli forces opened fire at fishermen off Gaza's coast on Saturday, forcing them to comply with a newly imposed reduced fishing zone following a rocket attack on southern Israel." (Read more)

03/25/2013

"Israeli forces opened fire at fishermen off Gaza's coast on Saturday, forcing them to comply with a newly imposed reduced fishing zone following a rocket attack on southern Israel." (Read more)

03/26/2013

"Israeli authorities kept the Kerem Shalom crossing closed for a fifth day on Monday, after imposing a closure last week following rocket fire from Gaza." (Read more)

03/29/2013

"Israel will shut its border with the Gaza Strip for four days, a day after lifting a week-long closure, a Palestinian crossings official said Thursday." (Read more)

04/03/2013

"Israeli aircraft carried out three apparent warning strikes in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, hitting empty fields after a rocket earlier struck waste ground in southern Israel, Palestinian security sources said." (Read more)

04/04/2013

"Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian teenager late Wednesday near a checkpoint in the Tulkarem area of the occupied West Bank, security officials said." (Read more)

04/05/2013

"Kerem Shelom crossing and Erez were closed on Friday for the weekend." (Read more) 

04/08/2013

"Israel sealed its border with the Gaza Strip on Monday after militants fired a rocket into the Negev desert on Sunday evening." (Read more) 

04/09/2013

"Israeli bulldozers entered an area in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Ma'an's reporter said." (Read more)

"Israel sealed its border with Gaza on Tuesday for the second day in a row after militants fired a rocket into the Negev desert on Sunday evening." (Read more)

04/10/2013

"Israel is holding up 1,000 truckloads of goods at the border of the Gaza Strip, the popular committee against the siege said Wednesday." (Read more)

04/11/2013

"Israeli authorities on Thursday closed the Kerem Shalom crossing for the fourth day in a row, an official said." (Read more)

"Israeli tanks penetrated onto lands east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, a Ma'an correspondent said. " (Read more)

04/15/2013

"Israeli forces opened fire at farmers in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, locals said." (Read more) 

04/16/2013

"Israeli forces on Tuesday shot a 34-year-old Palestinian in the chest in the eastern Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run Ministry of Health said." (Read more)

04/19/2013

"Residents reported hearing loud blasts across the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday from low-flying Israeli warplanes." (Read more)

04/22/2013

"Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers crossed into an area of farmland in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, witnesses said." (Read more)

04/24/2013

"Israeli military forces entered an area in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, locals said." (Read more)

04/25/2013

"Israeli military forces entered the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday morning, locals said." (Read more)

05/01/2013

"Israeli tanks and bulldozers entered a border area in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, locals said." (Read more)


05/02/2013

"Israeli tanks and bulldozers entered a border area east of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday morning, locals said." (Read more)


05/08/2013

"Israeli military vehicles entered a border area in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, locals said." (Read more)


05/23/2013

"Israeli military vehicles crossed the border line with the Gaza Strip east of Khan Younis early Thursday, witnesses said. " (Read more)

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