Ceasefire Lie: 1,098 Dead Since Truce as Israeli Forces Expand Gaza Control
Gaza’s ceasefire is not holding — more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the truce was signed, with troops pushing deeper into the strip and shelling civilians day and night.
Since the United States-brokered ceasefire took effect in October 2025, at least 1,098 Palestinians have been killed and 3,535 wounded by Israeli fire, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry [194452]. The ministry reported eight more deaths in the latest incidents, underscoring the continued violence despite the supposed end of hostilities.
Israeli forces have not stopped their operations. When the ceasefire was signed, Israeli troops controlled roughly half of Gaza. Now, a visual investigation shows that Israel’s “yellow line” — the demarcation separating Israeli-controlled territory from areas under Palestinian control — has shifted deeper into the strip, particularly near Khan Younis in southern Gaza [191633]. The boundary, meant to be static, has advanced in recent weeks, signaling a gradual military expansion rather than a fixed post-war arrangement [191633].
Palestinians living in these expanding zones face a deadly reality: shelling at night and gunfire by day [192461]. No new ceasefire talks have been announced [192461].
On Wednesday, July 8, an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed Mohamed al-Wahidi, the head of Egypt’s aid committee for Gaza, along with two children aged 8 and 10, and his driver [191919]. Al-Wahidi had just installed a giant screen so hundreds of people could watch a World Cup match between Egypt and Argentina. The attack happened in the Sabra neighborhood, close to where crowds had gathered [191919]. Hundreds had come seeking a moment of normalcy among the rubble; instead, they witnessed the deadly reality of daily life in Gaza [193679].
The Israeli military said al-Wahidi was not the target, claiming the strike was aimed at a Hamas fighter [191919]. Dr. Mohamed Abu Selmiya, director of Al Shifa Hospital, told the Associated Press the driver had no links to any armed group [191919].
Four more Palestinians were killed in a separate Israeli airstrike on a workshop in Gaza City, described by local sources as a metalworking shop [194348]. No official confirmation from Israeli authorities was immediately available [194348].
The violence extends beyond Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, a video circulating on social media shows an Israeli border police officer throwing a stun grenade into a car carrying Palestinian passengers at the Qalandia refugee camp, then forcing the door shut as the device detonates inside [190454]. The officer pointed his weapon and fired as passengers escaped. Israeli police said the officer will be suspended and face disciplinary action, but Israeli lawmaker Naama Lazimi called the video “shocking” and said “opening an investigation is not enough” [190454]. On the same day, Israeli forces killed a 16-year-old Palestinian teenager and wounded two other minors in Qalandia [190454].
Israeli NGO B’Tselem reported that Israeli forces killed 236 Palestinian children and teenagers in the West Bank between October 7, 2023, and June 7, 2026, with five others killed by settlers. No Israeli soldier has been charged for these deaths [190454].