Israeli forces have killed another Palestinian youth in the southern Gaza Strip, despite a ceasefire agreement between the Tel Aviv regime and Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza.

Ambulances transporting wounded Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, December 28, 2024. (File photo by AFP)

Seventeen-year-old Hussein Abu Sabla succumbed to his wounds after being shot by the Israeli regime forces near the Al-Tahliya, east of Khan Younis, WAFA reported on Monday.

In the northern Gaza Strip, several Palestinians were injured in a separate incident when an Israeli drone struck a group of civilians near the western roundabout in Beit Lahia, wounding several people.

Phase one of the Gaza ceasefire, which went into effect on October 10 last year, aimed to halt the Israeli aggression immediately, facilitate the exchange of captives, set boundaries for Israeli withdrawal in Gaza, allow humanitarian aid to enter fully, and open the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt.

While daily Israeli attacks have reportedly decreased since the ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 451 Palestinians and injured 1,251, averaging nearly five deaths each day since October 10.

Under the agreement, Hamas released all 20 living Israeli captives in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian abductees and returned 27 of the 28 bodies of deceased captives. The remaining body is believed to be buried under rubble caused by Israeli bombings. However, Israel has failed to release all women and child captives as stipulated in the agreement.

Furthermore, the Israeli military has not fully withdrawn to the designated "yellow line" and continues to restrict aid, while the Rafah crossing remains closed.

Since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, more than 71,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 172,000 wounded, the vast majority of them women and children.