Israeli military says it carried out 'precise strike' in central Gaza

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : As part of the first phase of the ongoing ceasefire, Hamas has released all living Israeli hostages, while Israel freed nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
42% : The strike occurred despite a US-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which includes the release of hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli forces.
40% : "The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] conducted a precise strike in the Nuseirat area in central Gaza targeting a terrorist from the Islamic Jihad terrorist organisation who planned to carry out an imminent attack against IDF troops," the statement said.
40% : Israel has been carrying out unprecedented air and ground strikes on besieged Gaza since then, leaving more than 67,000 persons dead.
37% : Israel on Saturday said that it conducted a "precise strike" in central Gaza's Nuseirat area, claiming it was aimed at a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group allegedly preparing an attack on Israeli troops.
37% : The strike took place despite a United States-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.
37% : On the same day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that as a sovereign country, "Israel will decide which forces are unacceptable to us - and that is how we act and will continue to act," Reuters reported.
31% : The group further called on the countries mediating the ceasefire to "compel" Israel to stop attacking Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.
20% : These include the matter of disarmament, the governance of Gaza or whether Hamas will demilitarise. Israel's military offensive in Gaza began in October 2023 after Hamas killed 1,200 persons during its incursion into southern Israel and took hostages.

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