According to the Trump administration, there is a ceasefire in Gaza, since 10th October 2025. This would suggest that no firing is going on, nobody is being killed or injured, no homes, schools or hospitals are being destroyed, and no Palestinians are being detained and taken away from Gaza. It also implies that Gazans are getting enough food, water and medicines and even rebuilding is around the corner awaiting the go ahead signal.

But is this the reality on the ground, or merely the picture the word “ceasefire” is supposed to convey so Mr Trump, desperate for the Nobel Peace Prize can build up his profile on the hope to win it next year?

On the anniversary of the ceasefire itself, at least seven Palestinians, including an eight-year-old girl, were killed by Israeli fire. Since the ceasefire took effect on 10th October 2025, the latest figures says least 1,498 Palestinians have been killed and another 5,306 injured, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry whose figures are usually used by the United Nations. Israeli attacks never really stopped after October 2025, despite the so-called ceasefire. Attacks have also struck shelters housing displaced Palestinians, while much of the enclave’s building stock has already been destroyed or damaged, in many cases repeatedly.

According to Islamic Relief, an aid organization, one Palestinian is killed or injured by Israeli fire every 90 minutes despite the ceasefire.

According to Islamic Relief, an aid organization, one Palestinian is killed or injured by Israeli fire every 90 minutes despite the ceasefire.

To put the scale of the killing into an even more horrific perspective, Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza since October 2023 has killed at least 74,389 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. They include at least 21,976........

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