The Gaza Strip government claims that the Israeli army has violated the ceasefire, which came into effect on last October, more than 1,500 times. According to local authorities, hundreds of people have been killed in the strikes, most of them civilians.
The Israeli army has violated the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip 1,620 times in the four months since it came into force, the Gaza government’s press service announced, presenting its own summary report on the situation in the conflict zone.
According to the enclave’s authorities, at least 573 Palestinians were killed and another 1,553 were wounded as a result of Israeli military actions during this period. The statement says that the violations are “systematic” and, according to the Gaza administration, contravene international humanitarian law and the provisions of the humanitarian protocol that is part of the agreement.
According to the statistics provided, there have been 560 cases of shooting, 749 episodes of bombing and artillery shelling, 232 explosions of residential buildings and other facilities, as well as 79 cases of military equipment entering residential areas.
The report also states that among the dead were 292 children, women and elderly people, with the remaining 281 being men. According to the Gaza authorities, more than 950 of the wounded belong to vulnerable categories of the civilian population. The statement emphasises that all the victims were in residential areas outside the so-called “Yellow Line.”
In addition, there have been reports of 50 cases of Palestinians being detained in residential areas during the ceasefire.
However, the data from the Gaza Ministry of Health differs slightly: the ministry reports 581 deaths and 1,553 injuries since the start of the ceasefire.
The first phase of the agreement was negotiated in Egypt and, as announced by US President Donald Trump on October 9, 2025, approved by Israel and Hamas. The document came into force on October 10 after being approved by the Israeli government.
The initial stage of the plan provided for the cessation of hostilities, the exchange of prisoners and detainees, and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from more than half of the Gaza Strip, designated in the document as the “Yellow Line.” The agreement also included the opening of the Rafah crossing and the admission of humanitarian aid in agreed quantities.
Later, US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff announced the launch of the second phase of the 20-point plan, which included the phased withdrawal of Israeli troops and the formation of a temporary system of governance for the Gaza Strip under the leadership of Palestinian technocrats. The Israeli side has not publicly commented on the Gaza authorities’ estimates of the number of violations.
