Six months after ‘cease-cease’, Gaza suffers continuous Israeli attacks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Since the Gaza “ceasefire” began six months ago, Israeli attacks have killed at least 738 people and injured more than 2,000, according to Palestine’s Ministry of Health.

Gaza faces unprecedented devastation, with more than 10 percent of its population killed or injured.

The death toll passed 72,000 people, mostly children and women, with at least 172,000 injured and many others believed to be trapped under rubble.

Since the United States-brokered ceasefire went into effect on October 10, Israel has violated the agreement thousands of times through almost daily attacks.

Following Israeli and US attacks on Iran starting on February 28, Israeli authorities closed all Gaza crossings, halting medical evacuations. This closure included the Rafah crossing, which under the terms of the ceasefire was supposed to allow 50 patients and their companions daily passage for medical treatment.

Health care has reached crisis point, with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) documenting more than 18,500 patients, including 4,000 children, in need of medical evacuation. Despite Israel announcing on March 19 the limited resumption of medical evacuations through Rafah, only 625 of 7,800 travelers – about 8 percent of the agreed number – have been allowed to leave for treatment since February 28.

The humanitarian crisis continues to worsen as Israel restricts essential food and medical supplies. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the global hunger monitor, 77 percent of Gaza’s population now experiences severe acute food insecurity.

Gaza’s government media office recently disputed claims on X by the Peace Council envoy Nickolay Mladenov that 602 aid trucks entered Gaza within one day. The office explained that only 207 trucks actually entered, with just 79 carrying humanitarian aid.

The office added that the aid coming in “does not meet the level of humanitarian response required” and falls significantly short of “scaled access.”

The statement noted that Israel’s implementation of the humanitarian protocol under the ceasefire agreement did not exceed 38 percent of agreed levels, asserting that “distortion of the facts cannot hide the scale of the disaster, nor does it absolve any party of its legal and humanitarian responsibilities.” The office called for international intervention to protect Palestinian civilians.