Year on, Gaza ceasefire remains fragile with attacks continuing

Summarised from 4 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 10 Oct, 12:31 · Archive

One year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began, Palestinians report ongoing Israeli attacks and a worsening humanitarian crisis.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began one year ago, intended to end the conflict and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. However, multiple outlets report that the past 12 months have seen continued fighting and a deteriorating situation for Palestinians.

Nearly 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since the ceasefire began, according to reports. The Israeli military has continued operations in Gaza, advancing through the territory and squeezing Palestinians into increasingly smaller areas. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed in combat during this period.

The humanitarian crisis has worsened despite the ceasefire. Medical supplies and equipment remain heavily restricted, and hospitals continue to operate under severe strain. Al Jazeera reports that medical evacuations remain stalled and that a 65-year-old patient was killed by Israeli military fire while seeking treatment at a health centre in Jabalia. Children who survived malnutrition now live with anaemia and stunting, whilst people with chronic conditions struggle to access medicines.

Food shortages persist across Gaza. France 24 reports that Gazan mothers spend six or more hours daily queueing at community kitchens in hopes of obtaining food for their families, despite the ceasefire being intended to allow aid to flow freely into the territory.

Dr Musallam Abukhalil, a doctor from central Gaza, told the Independent that 'everybody is living in fear'. He described Palestinians living in torn tents without proper sewage, and reported concerns about the risk of being killed or injured without warning.

The ceasefire was accompanied by Donald Trump's promise of 'peace for all eternity'. Al Jazeera reports that analysts say Trump's Board of Peace, established to broker the agreement, has 'failed' in its attempts to secure lasting peace in Gaza.

How it is being reported

• What has Trump’s Board of Peace achieved in a year since Gaza ‘ceasefire’?Analysts say board has 'failed' in its attempts to secure lasting peace in Gaza.Al Jazeera · 10 Oct, 12:19
• Hunger and malnutrition stalk Gazans, a year on from ceasefireEvery day, Gazan mother Niyaha al-Masri spends six exhausting hours or more queueing at a community kitchen in the hope of getting some food for her family. It has been a year since a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was supposed to allow food to flood into the ruined territory, yet widespread hunger persists there.France 24 · 10 Oct, 12:00
• A year after the ‘ceasefire’, Gaza’s healthcare is still collapsingContinuing attacks, restrictions on medical aid and delayed evacuations are still killing Palestinians.Al Jazeera · 10 Oct, 10:30
• One year on from the Gaza ‘ceasefire’, Trump’s promise of peace is a distant dream as Israeli attacks continueThe glimmer of hope when Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire one year ago has been buried under the rubble of ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza - and the humanitarian situation is becoming increasingly desperate. Alex Croft reportsIndependent World · 10 Oct, 10:29
• A year of ceasefire in Gaza through the lens of NPR's reporterIt has been one year since Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages and President Trump promised an end to the war, but Palestinians say the past 12 months have been a ceasefire in name only.NPR · 10 Oct, 10:00
• Hunger and malnutrition stalk Gazans, a year on from ceasefireFrance 24 · 10 Oct, 05:31

In this story: Israel · Hamas · Gaza · Palestine · Donald Trump · United States · Palestinian Authority

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