Six months into ‘ceasefire’, Gaza suffers under persistent Israeli attacks

Gaza’s devastation grows as more than 72,000 people killed and 172,000 injured amid Israeli violations of US-brokered truce.


_{A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches across the Gaza City seafront, on March 25}

Six months after a ceasefire agreement was signed on October 10, 2025, the reality on the ground in the Gaza Strip remains fragile, oscillating between relative calm and recurring escalation, with no tangible improvement in humanitarian or security conditions for Palestinian civilians.

At its core, the agreement stipulated an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire, including the cessation of all ground and air military operations, alongside a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from within the Strip – particularly from populated areas – in order to reduce direct contact with civilians.

It also included expanded humanitarian arrangements, most notably the regular opening of border crossings like the Rafah crossing; enabling greater freedom of movement for individuals; and the improved entry of aid, including hundreds of daily trucks carrying food, medicine and fuel, with guarantees that assistance would reach all areas of the Strip without obstruction.

In parallel, the agreement outlined a reconstruction framework under international supervision aimed at rehabilitating destroyed infrastructure and housing, as well as phased prisoner and detainee exchanges, and the establishment of an international monitoring mechanism to oversee this implementation.

However, six months later, field data and reports from international organisations show that these commitments have not been fulfilled as promised.

No full ceasefire has been achieved, no comprehensive withdrawal has taken place (rather the opposite), aid has remained below agreed-upon levels, and border crossings have continued to operate intermittently under shifting security and political conditions.

Amid this fluctuating agreement, people in Gaza remain trapped in instability, amid ongoing Israeli violations and daily volatility across all aspects of life. This has turned the ceasefire from a stable framework for ending the war into a partial, temporary truce used to manage rather than resolve the crisis.

_{Smoke and flames rise following an Israeli strike near a tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians in Deir el-Balah, the central Gaza Strip, on March 25}


At least 700 killed during ‘ceasefire’

During the months that the agreement has been in place, the Israeli army has continued its attacks, raising questions about the fragility of the ceasefire and the role of mediators in enforcing its terms.

Gaza’s Government Media Office has documented more than 2,073 violations between October 2025 and March 2026, including Israeli air strikes, gunfire and incursions.

In the first weeks of the truce alone, about 497 violations were recorded, resulting in 342 Palestinian deaths, while by December, the toll had reached 379 killed and 992 injured, according to Ministry of Health data.

Humanitarian needs: High cost, low supply

The period following the October ceasefire has seen a relative improvement in the entry of food aid into Gaza, but this has been limited, fragile, and insufficient to meet accumulated humanitarian needs.

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the agreement called for the entry of about 600 aid trucks per day; however, actual deliveries remained significantly below this threshold in the early weeks and have continually fluctuated since.

Despite some food deliveries, due to inconsistent truck flow and distribution challenges in recent months, quantities still remain below minimum requirements, leading to continued shortages and sharp price increases.

The UN has repeatedly called for unhindered aid access, warning that restrictions on crossings and distribution systems impede access for the most vulnerable people.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/10/neither-war-nor-peace-what-gaza-looks-like-six-months-into-ceasefire

OIC condemns Israel’s approval of 34 new West Bank settlements

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has condemned Israel’s approval of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, calling it a “flagrant violation of international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions”.

The Israeli cabinet approved the settlements on April 1, according to Peace Now, an Israeli watchdog group, although Netanyahu’s government has made no formal announcement.

Israeli media reported the decision on Thursday after the military censor cleared it for publication.

The OIC warned the move aimed to “undermine the two-state solution” and called on the international community to act against Israeli violations against Palestinians.

Irish minister condemns Israeli strikes in Lebanon, calls for ceasefire extension

Ireland’s foreign minister says she is “appalled” by the Israeli attacks on Lebanon and has called for the US-Iran ceasefire to be extended to the country.

“I am appalled by Israel’s brutal attacks across Lebanon, with over 200 dead,” Helen McEntee posted on X, following a phone call with Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi.

“These attacks are unacceptable and must stop,” she wrote, adding that a ceasefire must be upheld by all parties, including in Lebanon.

Yesterday I spoke with Lebanon’s FM @YoussefRaggi I am appalled by Israel’s brutal attacks across Lebanon, with over 200 dead. These attacks are unacceptable and must stop.

A ceasefire must be upheld by all parties and extended to Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/uGxrHnS2be

— Helen McEntee TD (@HMcEntee) April 10, 2026

Israeli strikes in Lebanon taking ‘devastating and inhumane’ toll on children: UNICEF

The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has warned that intensified Israeli air strikes across Lebanon are having a catastrophic impact on children, after bombardments on Tuesday reportedly killed 33 children and injured 153 within minutes.

UNICEF said the latest bloodshed adds to a “staggering” total of about 600 children killed or injured in Lebanon since March 2.

More than one million people have been uprooted nationwide, including an estimated 390,000 children, many displaced multiple times, it added.

The agency said it has received reports of children being pulled from under rubble, with others missing, separated from families and suffering severe trauma after losing loved ones and homes.

“International humanitarian law is clear: civilians, including children, must be protected at all times,” it added.

Israel strikes towns in southern Lebanon, western Bekaa

One Israeli airstrike hit the town of al-Tayri in southern Lebanon, another targeted the town of Sahmar in the western Bekaa region of eastern Lebanon, say our Al Jazeera Arabic reporters.

Israeli air strike targets ambulances and firetrucks in southern Lebanon

Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reports that several ambulances and firetrucks have been targeted in an Israeli air strike on the town of Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain in southern Lebanon.

We’ve been reporting that the Israeli military has been threatening to target ambulances in Lebanon, accusing Hezbollah of making “extensive military use” of them, without providing evidence to support the claims.

‘Horrific massacre’: Air attacks kill eight Lebanese security personnel in Nabatiyeh: Lebanese media

Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reports heavy air strikes hitting large parts of the southern city of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, including a state security office.

It said the raids destroyed multiple buildings and killed at least eight state security personnel, describing the incident as a “horrific massacre”. Ambulances are working to rush others who are wounded to hospitals, according to NNA. 

Six dead as Israeli air strike targets carwash centre in southern Lebanon

Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reports that an Israeli air strike targeting a carwash in the town of Jba’a, located in the Iqlim al-Tuffah region of the Nabatieh governorate, has killed six people.

According to the NNA, the victims include the owner of the carwash, his two sons and three other people who were at the scene when the strike hit.

Hezbollah targets Ashdod naval base as Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon

An Israeli air strike has injured a Lebanese couple as they were leaving the border village of Mari, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA). The NNA reported that Red Cross teams evacuated the pair to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Over the past hour, Israeli air strikes have hit multiple locations across the south and the Bekaa Valley, including At-Tiri, Beit Yahoun, the city of Bint Jbeil, al-Ansar and Sohmori.

Separately, Hezbollah announced that its fighters targeted the Israeli naval base in the Port of Ashdod using “advanced” missiles.

Hezbollah chief pledges continued ‘resistance’, rejects ‘free concessions’

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has pledged that the group’s “resistance continues as long as there is breath”.

In a statement released by the Lebanese group on Friday, Qassem claimed: “The Israeli enemy was defeated on the ground and was unable to carry out a ground invasion.

“The enemy, in all its aggression, has not succeeded in preventing the missiles.”

He re-emphasised Hezbollah’s stance on the ongoing Israeli attacks, stating: “We will not accept a return to the previous situation,” and called on nations to “stop making free concessions” for Israel.

Israeli rights group slams far-right minister's comments about land grab

A prominent Israeli human rights organization has criticized calls by the country’s far-right finance minister who suggested Israel should expand its borders deeper into Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian territories.

B’Tselem said in a statement Friday that Bezalel Smotrich’s declaration “clarifies exactly the vision guiding Israel’s actions.” Similar to the genocide in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, Israel continues to declare its intentions for widespread destruction and the occupation of southern Lebanon.”

It said the international community “continues to grant Israel immunity that allows it to spread destruction and death across the Middle East.”

Speaking at a ceremony marking the inauguration of a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Smotrich said:

“There will be a diplomatic leg in Gaza that will expand our borders, with God’s help. There will be a concluding diplomatic leg in Lebanon that will expand our borders up to the Litani (river), to defensible borders. And there will be a concluding diplomatic leg in Syria, with the crown of Mount Hermon and at least a buffer zone.”

Smotrich also spoke about the country having a “concluding diplomatic leg in Judea and Samaria that completely kills the idea of a Palestinian state,” using the biblical name for the West Bank.

Smotrich is a member of Israel’s Security Cabinet, which sets policy on security matters and authorizes major military actions. The Israeli government has not officially approved any plans to expand the borders and such a move would likely spark a huge international backlash against the country.

Israel is set to hold elections this year, and opinion polls by multiple Israeli outlets indicate Smotrich’s party is at risk of getting voted out of parliament. Meanwhile, Hamas, which has once again tightened its grip over half of Gaza, said Smotrich’s comments “undermined the ceasefire agreement signed last October.”

‘I feel like I have to hide who I am’: Good Friday in Jerusalem

On Oborne Unscripted, Peter Oborne reports from Jerusalem on Good Friday, where Palestinian Christians say they are facing growing harassment and restrictions.

“I feel like I have to hide who I am, in order to maintain my safety,” says Christie Pavey, a Christian resident of Jerusalem.

One resident describes being spat on and prevented from accessing holy sites, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. “I’ve been spat on numerous times… and of course, forbidden from my holy sites.”

A report published this week documents a pattern of attacks - including vandalism, intimidation and assaults - contributing to what it describes as a climate in which Christians face a hostile environment.

“Christians feel increasingly unwelcome… pressured to conceal their identity.”

Religious traditions are also being disrupted. “Normally we would start as a group… today I’m doing it on my own.”

With many now considering leaving, residents warn that a historic community is at risk.



First they came for... Israel needs a reset or it will end up like North Korea. I doubt October elections will fix anything, the population has been radicalized so much it's not looking good for options.

Netanyahu expels Spain from Gaza ceasefire coordination hub

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he has expelled Spain from a Civil Military Coordination Centre set up in the country as part of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan that formed the basis for the ceasefire in Gaza.

This comes amid Spain’s withering criticism of Israel’s war on Iran, its policies in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, and its deadly bombing campaign and invasion in Lebanon.

“Israel will not remain silent in the face of those who attack us. Spain has defamed our heroes, the soldiers of the IDF, the soldiers of the most moral army in the world,” Netanyahu said. “Therefore, I have instructed today to remove Spain’s representatives from the coordination center in Kiryat Gat, after Spain has chosen repeatedly to stand against Israel.

“I am not willing to tolerate this hypocrisy and hostility. I do not intend to allow any country to wage a diplomatic war against us without paying an immediate price.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

“Israel will not remain silent in the face of those who attack us.

Spain has defamed our heroes, the soldiers of the IDF, the soldiers of the most moral army in the world.

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— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) April 10, 2026

Before Hezbollah: The Leftist Resistance Israel Crushed in Lebanon

As Israel escalates its war on Lebanon, one narrative dominates: that Hezbollah is the cause of the conflict.

But that story erases decades of history.

Long before Hezbollah existed, southern Lebanon was already a frontline of anti-colonial struggle led by Palestinian fighters, Lebanese leftists, and marginalized communities resisting Israeli aggression and internal neglect.

In this episode of Dispatches, Rania Khalek speaks with scholar Nate George about:

THE ORIGINS OF RESISTANCE IN SOUTH LEBANON

THE ROLE OF THE LEBANESE LEFT AND THE PLO

HOW ISRAEL, THE US, AND REGIONAL POWERS CRUSHED THAT MOVEMENT

THE SHIFT FROM SECULAR REVOLUTION TO ISLAMIST RESISTANCE

WHY HEZBOLLAH EMERGED — AND WHAT IT REPLACED

This conversation challenges the dominant narrative and reveals a deeper truth.

At least seven Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza

At least seven Palestinians have been killed, and others wounded, in Israeli strikes across the central and southern Gaza Strip.

An Israeli drone fired two missiles close to a police post in Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesman for Gaza’s civil defence rescue service told the AFP news agency on Saturday.

Medical sources confirmed the early morning attack to Al Jazeera, saying the strike hit a group of civilians in the “Block 9” area of Bureij. Several people were killed and seriously wounded, they said.

Ambulance crews faced difficult conditions as they worked to transport the bodies and those injured to nearby hospitals, the sources added.

The al-Aqsa hospital in central Gaza told AFP it had received six bodies and seven wounded people, including four in critical condition. The nearby al-Awda hospital said it received one fatality and two wounded people.

Separately, in the southern Gaza Strip, Nasser Medical Complex said it received three wounded people following an Israeli drone strike against a tent of displaced people in the town of Bani Suheila, located east of Khan Younis.

Al Jazeera’s correspondent on the ground also reported Israeli artillery shelling and heavy tank fire near Bani Suheila and east of Gaza City.

Netanyahu next to Middle East map: ‘We strangled them and have more to do’

Standing in front of a map of the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes how six countries ‘wanted to strangle us’ but instead ‘we strangled them… and we have more to do’. Ambassadors from Israel and Lebanon are set to hold talks in Washington DC on Tuesday, but they’ve issued conflicting statements on what will be discussed.

Palestinian Child Rights Group Shutters After Israeli Pressure

https://truthout.org/articles/palestinian-child-rights-group-shutters-after-israeli-pressure/

Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCI-P) has ended its extraordinary work with the children of Palestine as a result of unending threats from the State of Israel.

Despite having been designated by Israel as a terrorist organization in 2023, DCI-P had continued its groundbreaking work of investigating, documenting and exposing human rights violations against Palestinian children as well as providing legal services to children and holding both Israeli and Palestinian authorities accountable to principles of human rights as described in international law.

But in an announcement earlier this week, DCI-P’s General Director Khaled Quzmar said, “After 35 years of defending Palestinian children’s rights, we are not able to overcome operational challenges resulting from Israel’s targeted criminalization of Palestinian human rights organizations.”

The closure comes after DCI-P reported just last month that of the 351 Palestinian children detained in Israeli prisons at the end of 2025 — 51 percent of the total — are held in administrative detention without charge or trial, the highest number and proportion on record since the NGO began monitoring the numbers.

Gaza faces acute flour shortage as supplies fall far below demand

Gaza needs around 450 tons of flour daily, while only around 200 tons are currently available, Gaza’s government media office said on Sunday.

Israel is intensifying a policy of “engineered starvation” in Gaza by restricting flour supplies, the office said in a statement. Despite the ceasefire agreement allowing 600 trucks per day, Israel is permitting only 38 percent of pre-war supply levels before Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, it added.

The office said the crisis worsened after World Central Kitchen halted its flour support, as the US-based charity previously provided 20 to 30 tons daily, while the World Food Programme reduced its supplies from 300 to 200 tons per day, adding that several other organisations have also suspended their bread and flour programmes to the enclave.

About 1.9 million people in Gaza, out of a population of 2.4 million, remain displaced and live in harsh conditions in worn-out tents after their homes were destroyed during Israel’s two-year war.

Despite the ceasefire agreement that took effect on October 10, 2025, living conditions have not significantly improved, amid Israel’s failure to allow the agreed levels of humanitarian aid, including food, medical supplies and shelter materials.

Gaza aid flotilla sets sail from Spain in bid to break Israeli blockade

A second flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza was due to set sail on Sunday from the Spanish port of Barcelona to try to break the Israeli blockade. About 30 boats planned to leave the Mediterranean port city laden with medical aid and other supplies on the Global Sumud Flotilla, and more vessels are expected to join along the route towards Palestine.

The Israeli military halted the roughly 40 boats assembled by the same organisation last October as they attempted to reach blockaded Gaza, arresting Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and more than 450 other participants.

Israel, which controls all access to the Gaza Strip, denies withholding supplies for its more than 2 million residents. Yet Palestinians and international aid bodies say supplies reaching the territory are still insufficient, despite a ceasefire reached in October which included guarantees of increased aid.

Liam Cunningham, an actor who starred in the Game of Thrones television series who is supporting the flotilla but not taking part, said: “Every kilogram of aid that is on these ships is a failure because all these people on these ships giving up their time to help their fellow human beings are doing what their governments are legally obliged to do.”

The World Health Organisation has said that even during armed conflicts, states are obligated under international humanitarian law to ensure that people are able to reach medical care in safety.

Turkish activists join ‘expanding’ Sumud flotilla for Gaza

The Spanish port of Barcelona is set to see off activists of the second Global Sumud Flotilla later on Sunday.

Activists from Türkiye will soon join the flotilla, which aims to break the Israeli blockade on the Palestinian enclave Gaza, where tens of thousands of people have been slaughtered by Israel since 2023 and many more have been left to survive on limited means.

Sümeyra Akdeniz Ordu, one of the Turkish activists and organizers of the flotilla, told Anadolu Agency (AA) on Sunday that they expanded their strategy this time and it was not only about breaking the blockade through a sea route. “We will also launch a land convoy and hold a congress on April 22. She said “the unity at sea and land” will launch pressure on governments that endorsed Israel’s genocide. Ordu is the only Turkish organizer of the flotilla and said their numbers will be higher this time.

“In our first attempt, we achieved some concrete results. For instance, Palestinian fishermen were able to fish off the coast of Gaza after a long time because Israelis were too distracted as they were busy with stopping us. Then, we witnessed a cease-fire even if it was not fully honored. Moreover, we had the support of Palestinians who invited us again. We are doing this because they expect us,” she stated.

Secret filming EXPOSES Israeli Settler Group

An Israeli organisation has been caught on camera offering to help British citizens move to an illegal settlement in the West Bank. Declassified can reveal how the group, Shivat Zion, told supporters it could benefit from UK tax subsidies – despite staff bragging about “awesome” settlements.

An undercover investigation saw the group’s “encouragement” officer discussing the support it would give settlers moving to Efrat, in the West Bank. “You’re next to the Arabs; you’ll hear their mosques,” he was recorded saying. “But apart from this, it’s a great living standard.” The comments were made during a Zoom call with a Jewish anti-Zionist activist, who asked Declassified to secretly film the conversation.

In February, the UK government promised to take “concrete steps in accordance with international law to counter settlement expansion”. Foreign minister Hamish Falconer said: “Israel’s illegal settlements and decisions designed to further them are a flagrant violation of international law”.

But Declassified can reveal how Shivat Zion invited supporters to claim UK Gift Aid when making donations. Despite being registered in Israel, it directed donations to a separate charity called UK Toremet Ltd, based near London.

In an email seen by Declassified, a representative from Shivat Zion claimed that donations “go through” the UK Toremet charity, explaining that this “ensures the donations properly reach Shivat Zion”. If money were to be received this way, it could mean that support for illegal settlers could potentially benefit from British tax subsidies.

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Gaza, arrest dozens in West Bank

An Israeli air attack has killed at least three people in Gaza, while its forces arrested at least 30 Palestinians in raids across several cities and towns in the occupied West Bank.

Medics at Al-Aqsa Hospital said on Monday the attack targeted a group of men gathered outside a school in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. The bodies of those killed lay on the ground in white shrouds outside the hospital’s morgue as relatives and friends arrived to bid them farewell. Some kissed the victims’ foreheads before holding special prayers.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. The killings came as mediators met leaders from the Palestinian group Hamas to try to bolster a so-called “ceasefire” brokered by the United States that began last October after two years of a genocidal war on Gaza.

“This isn’t a truce; it’s a trap for our young men. Every day there are martyrs, every single day. How long can this continue?” said Umm Hussam Abu el-Rous, a female relative of one of the victims.


Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrested at least 30 Palestinians in raids across several cities and towns in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

The Palestinian Prisoners Media Office said in a statement that two children and some freed detainees were among those rounded up. The military raids included searches of homes and property damage, it added.


Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, which began in October 2023, has killed more than 72,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.

Attacks by the Israeli army and settlers in the occupied West Bank have also increased during this period. At least 1,133 Palestinians have been killed, 11,700 others wounded, and nearly 22,000 have been arrested, according to Palestinian figures.

The latest Israeli attacks came as leaders from Hamas and other Palestinian factions have been meeting mediators from Egypt, Turkiye and Qatar in Cairo to discuss implementing the second phase of the fragile “ceasefire” deal.