Israeli Military Violates Gaza Ceasefire One Year Later
Israeli forces continue military operations in Gaza and the West Bank as the October 2025 ceasefire marks its first anniversary amid reports of war crimes.
The Gaza ceasefire marked its first anniversary on October 10, though humanitarian organizations and the United Nations describe the truce as existing in name only. The Ministry of Health of Gaza reports 1,493 deaths and 5,299 injuries since the truce began, bringing the cumulative death toll since October 2023 to 74,382. The United Nations Human Rights Office verified 1,076 of those deaths between October 2025 and July 2026, including 268 children and 126 women.
Israeli military forces continue drone and airstrikes in Gaza City and Khan Younis, while expanding the Yellow Line of control into residential areas. Recent actions include naval shelling of Gaza City and gunfire targeting tents for displaced people in Khan Younis and Beit Lahia. The UN warned that these incursions and the targeting of civilians during a ceasefire may constitute war crimes. Israeli forces controlled roughly 53 percent of Gaza at the start of the truce, with plans to expand to 70 percent.
Violence has also intensified in the West Bank, where Israeli settlers and soldiers have destroyed approximately 50,000 olive trees this year. Politically, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas postponed legislative elections to September due to Israeli restrictions. Meanwhile, in Israel, Joint List leader Yousef Jabareen has indicated a willingness to support a coalition against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the October 27 elections in exchange for a pathway to Palestinian statehood.
