Human Rights Watch Reports Ongoing Israeli Attacks One Year After Ceasefire
Human Rights Watch reports that Israeli forces continue killing civilians and obstructing aid in Gaza one year after a 2025 ceasefire agreement.
One year after a ceasefire agreement took effect on October 10, 2025, Human Rights Watch and other organizations report that Israeli forces continue to kill civilians and obstruct humanitarian aid in Gaza. Since the ceasefire, Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,400 Palestinians and wounded thousands more, bringing the total death toll since October 2023 to over 74,000.
Israeli forces have expanded the Yellow Line—the agreed limit of their physical presence—westward, now controlling between 64% and 70% of the Gaza Strip. This expansion has displaced residents and contributed to a dire humanitarian crisis where 94% of the population lacks adequate shelter and no hospitals are fully operational. The Board of Peace, authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 2803, noted that reconstruction has not begun despite a proposed recovery program.
In September 2026, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir proposed the 710 Disengagement Plan, which seeks to depopulate Gaza over seven years through a ministry of voluntary emigration. Sarah Sanbar, a researcher at Human Rights Watch, stated that the outside world may be under a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal, but reality tells a very different story.
