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More than 100 humanitarian, human rights and civil society organizations said on October 10 that the Gaza ceasefire, one year on, exists "only on paper," as Israel keeps up attacks and blocks aid and reconstruction materials. They say over 1,400 Palestinians have been killed since the truce took effect, including at least 327 children.
Islamic Relief says one Palestinian has been killed or injured in Gaza every 90 minutes on average since last October's ceasefire, with at least 1,454 killed and over 5,000 injured in a year. The UK-based charity urged world leaders to act, warning that a ceasefire in name only is no excuse for inaction as humanitarian conditions worsen.
After war broke out in Gaza following October 7, 2023, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forced from their homes. Some fled with nothing; others carried only the things they could not leave behind – a book, an instrument, a toy, a pet or a keepsake.
A 44-year-old Palestinian man was killed and 16 others wounded when Israeli settlers backed by Israeli forces attacked olive harvesters in the northern occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its teams treated five people at the scene and accused Israeli forces of attacking ambulance crews and detaining medics.
Bedouin families expelled by Israeli settlers recount a state-backed forced displacement campaign in the occupied West Bank that has unfolded over three years, with UN data recording more than 6,400 Palestinians driven from their communities since January 2023 and settler attacks rising to nearly seven a day.
Three years of genocide in Gaza have killed more than 74,000 people and left survivors with permanent psychological trauma that cannot begin to heal while the violence continues. International organizations warn of an unprecedented mental health crisis, with more than a million children needing psychosocial support, 96 percent of whom feel death is imminent.
Palestinians began an early olive harvest in the occupied West Bank this week, but were met with attacks by Israeli settlers and forces, arson and stolen crops. In Gaza, airstrikes and killings continued despite a year-old ceasefire as the humanitarian situation deteriorates ahead of winter.
Israeli forces shot dead at least one Palestinian and wounded several others in scattered West Bank violence on the same day, according to Palestinian sources. The incidents included a fatal shooting near Hebron, a military operation near Ramallah, and a settler attack near Jenin.
Palestinian author and lawyer Raja Shehadeh has transferred his diary archive—over five million words spanning 58 years—to the University of Edinburgh, calling it an act of resistance. The move preserves the records amid ongoing conflict and symbolizes a counter to the Balfour Declaration's legacy.
