Amnesty International, the global Non-Governmental Organisation focused on Human Rights, has highlighted the dire situation faced by the people of Gaza on the anniversary of the ceasefire. In its latest report, Amnesty International has mentioned that Israeli forces have continued to carry out attacks in the Gaza Strip even after the commencement of the ceasefire and a partial troop withdrawal on October 11, 2025, killing more than 1,400 Palestinians.

A total of 100 organisations involved in relief and rescue operations in the Gaza Strip, including Amnesty International, the Norwegian Refugee Council, Save the Children, Oxfam and Greenpeace, have published statistics regarding casualties from attacks by Israeli forces. On October 24, 2026, Amnesty International issued a statement – titled Accountability cannot be swept under the rubble – on social media regarding the ongoing crisis and lack of accountability in the Gaza Strip. Although a ceasefire – based on an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas Movement – went into effect on October 11, 2025, the relevant organisations have claimed that it remains merely a formality on paper as the agreement has failed to guarantee the safety of civilians or deliver critical relief.

The report has alleged that the Government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu is not complying with the directives of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and the US and its Western allies have failed to compel Tel Aviv to do so. The Human Rights organisations have also expressed concerns over the mounting humanitarian crisis and the collapse of essential infrastructure in Gaza, alongside the persistent loss of life caused by Israeli attacks.

According to data verified by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), nearly two million people are currently without shelter in Gaza, while approximately 1.4 million (amounting to roughly 67% of the population) are experiencing crisis-level acute food insecurity or worse. As the healthcare system faces a severe and near-total crisis, medical services in the Gaza Strip have effectively ceased to exist. Hence, the report has recommended that the process for the rapid reconstruction of Gaza should be initiated based on international law, justice and the rights of those affected.

In a joint statement, Jan Egeland, the Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, said: “It is utterly shameful that a full year after the ceasefire was signed, so little has improved for Palestinians in Gaza.” He has warned that restrictions on equipment and construction materials continue to prevent recovery, stating: “Israeli restrictions are still preventing the required equipment or materials, which are the only ways for communities to begin rebuilding their lives.” At the same time, 1.4 million people in Gaza are “facing crisis-level hunger or worse through the end of the year”, added Egeland. For his part, Inger Ashing, the Chief Executive of Save the Children, stressed: “A ceasefire is meaningless if children are still being killed and families are still unable to rebuild their lives.” He noted that “nearly one child has been killed every day” since the ceasefire was announced on October 10, 2025.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has claimed that more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed and 175,000 others wounded (about one in every 13 people in Gaza) in the last three years (since the beginning of Israel’s October 2023 genocidal war). According to a statement issued by the ministry, more than 18,500 patients, including at least 4,000 children, need medical evacuation, and more than 1,000 have perished while waiting. Almost two million Palestinians in the enclave are also in desperate need of shelter, where 80% of structures are badly damaged.

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