The United States government announced on Saturday that it has “credible reports” that the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is planning an imminent attack against civilians in the Gaza Strip, an action that Washington said would constitute a “ceasefire violation.”

“This planned attack against Palestinian civilians would constitute "a serious and direct violation of the ceasefire agreement and would undermine the significant progress made through mediation efforts," the State Department said in a statement. The US government added that it had informed the guarantor countries of the impending violation and warned that "if Hamas continues with this attack," it will take measures to protect the population in Gaza and preserve the truce signed on October 9. Should Hamas carry out such an attack, measures will be taken to protect the population of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire," the State Department said. Israel agreed to cease bombing the Strip on Thursday last week, almost two years after the start of the conflict following the attacks in the Hebrew country, which left 1,200 people dead and 250 kidnapped, perpetrated by Hamas, an organization considered a terrorist organization by the United States, the EU and other countries. Hamas accuses Israel of repeatedly violate the truce

The ceasefire involved the release of all hostages by Hamas, as well as the cessation of hostilities, despite what the Hamas government in Gaza accused Israel today of having violated the truce 47 times.

The agreement signed by Hamas and Israel establishes that the truce covers the entire Gaza Strip and that the Israeli Army must withdraw to the "yellow line", but that does not mean that the ceasefire does not apply after it, although the Israeli Army has invoked self-defense and threats to its troops to fire at Palestinians in that area.

More than 67,000 people died during the two years of Israeli bombing in the Strip,an act that international organizations and experts have described as genocide.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that, as of last Wednesday, 190,000 tons of aid were authorized by Israeli authorities and in the process of entering Gaza.

However, Gazans are still waiting for the opening of the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt to the passage of people, which according to the Israeli press is being delayed by Israel in response to Hamas's delay in handing over the bodies of the remaining hostages.

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