One year on, Gaza ceasefire exists ‘in name only,’ aid groups say amid near-daily Israeli strikes: news

One Year On: Gaza Ceasefire Exists ‘In Name Only’ Amid Persistent Strikes and Aid Restrictions

One year after a ceasefire agreement was announced for the Gaza Strip, a coalition of more than 100 humanitarian, human rights, and civil society organizations has warned that the truce exists “in name only”. Despite the formal agreement, ongoing Israeli military strikes, persistent cross-border shelling, and stringent blockades on rebuilding materials have left the enclave in severe distress, preventing millions of displaced Palestinians from recovering.

Rising Civilian Casualties During the Truce Period

Humanitarian agenciesincluding Amnesty International, the Norwegian Refugee Council, Save the Children, and Oxfamstate that the past 12 months have failed to deliver safety to civilians. According to documentation compiled by health authorities and rights groups:

• Over 1,400 Palestinians killed: Military operations, drone attacks, and sniper fire have claimed more than 1,400 lives during the ceasefire period, including at least 327 children.

  Palestine Chronicle

• Thousands wounded: More than 5,000 people have sustained injuries, many suffering life-altering trauma without access to adequate rehabilitation services.

  Palestine Chronicle

• Shrinking habitable territory: Human rights monitors highlight that Israeli troop positioning has restricted movement and pushed over two million people into an increasingly condensed, overcrowded perimeter lacking basic civil protection.

  Palestine Chronicle

Paralyzed Reconstruction and Humanitarian Blockades

The promise of post-conflict stabilization has been undermined by structural blockades on essential supplies. Aid organizations report that the mechanisms meant to facilitate recovery have virtually ground to a halt:

• No reconstruction progress: Heavy machinery, rubble-clearing equipment, and basic construction materials remain blocked from entry, forcing hundreds of thousands to shelter in damaged buildings at risk of collapse or flimsy temporary tents.

  Amnesty International

• Acute food and water insecurity: An estimated 1.4 million residents continue to face crisis-level hunger or worse, while destroyed water and sewage treatment networks drive recurrent outbreaks of preventable waterborne diseases.

  Amnesty International

• Crippled healthcare sector: Hospitals remain unable to operate at full capacity due to critical shortages of fuel, electrical generators, medical consumables, and spare parts.

Global Aid Groups Call for Accountability

Humanitarian leaders stress that nominal truces cannot substitute for genuine compliance with international humanitarian law. Aid officials note that treating ongoing bombardment and blockade as a “ceasefire” normalizes severe civilian deprivation. The coalition has called on the international community to move beyond diplomatic statements, demand an immediate halt to ongoing attacks, lift all access restrictions on life-saving cargo, and hold responsible parties accountable to international legal standards.