Ceasefire takes effect after fifteen months of assault and siege

OCHA reported that a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Az Zaytoun, southern Gaza City, was hit at about 11:00 on 16 January. Two children were reported killed and 30 people injured. The...

UN experts urged all parties to accept and implement the agreement, called for humanitarian aid and justice, and stressed Palestinian self-determination. They condemned continued Israeli bombing after...

Israel’s security cabinet recommended that the full government approve the agreement on 17 January. The Prime Minister’s Office said planned hostage releases depended on final government approval...

Israel’s full cabinet approved the agreement early on 18 January, according to the Associated Press. The first phase was scheduled to begin on 19 January and included a pause in fighting and an...

At about 00:35 on 18 January, a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in western Al-Qarara, Khan Younis, was hit. OCHA reported that a married couple and their three children were killed. The...

Following the opening of the Netzarim corridor under the ceasefire arrangement, large numbers of displaced Palestinians moved north toward homes and neighborhoods left in ruins. Their return...

An exchange between Israel and Hamas took place as part of the first phase of the ceasefire. The exchange brought Israeli hostages home and released Palestinian detainees and prisoners; many...

Israeli authorities halted cargo entry into Gaza after the first ceasefire phase ended without agreement on its continuation. OCHA warned that the closure threatened recent humanitarian gains and...

Israeli airstrikes and bombardment resumed across the Gaza Strip after a ceasefire of nearly two months. OCHA reported civilian deaths, injuries, renewed displacement, and damage to homes and...

Palestine Red Crescent Society emergency teams responding to casualties in southern Gaza came under fire. Several responders were killed; their bodies and vehicles were later recovered from a mass...