Killings, arrests, displacement and aid restrictions have continued under the ceasefire. The violence has not ended – it has been reorganised and made less visible.

The Israeli occupation has turned the ceasefire into a tool to advance its goals in the war of genocide, stripping the agreement of its practical content and using it as a political cover to continue violations without accountability.

In the four months since it began on 10 October, 2025, 630 people were killed in Gaza, 1,607 injured, and 50 arrested. Human rights organisations reported the destruction of over 2,500 buildings behind the yellow line, displacing thousands of families. Meanwhile, Israel allowed only 43 per cent of humanitarian aid and 12 per cent of fuel, obstructed the Rafah crossing, and restricted patient departures to fewer than 300 in its first week, far below the crossing’s daily capacity.

This reality reflects a deliberate policy to keep Gaza under strict siege while undermining any attempts to restore normal life to the area. Israel’s refusal to withdraw from the yellow line as stipulated in the ceasefire, preventing the return of residents, and denying the entry of reconstruction materials or debris removal, confirms that the aim is not temporary stability but the imposition of a permanent state of deterioration and destruction.

In addition, Israel established a new system for registering humanitarian and relief organisations that includes impossible conditions, making their work nearly impossible.

This system has effectively halted the operations of essential organisations providing medical and relief services, and some have already suspended their work, while dozens more are expected to stop in the coming months, increasing the suffering of the population and placing them in a vicious circle of deprivation and pain.

The situation in Gaza shows that genocide has not stopped but has changed its form, becoming quieter and less visible, away from the eyes of the world and........

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