Gaza health officials report that over 1,600 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the Gaza ceasefire agreement took effect in October 2025

An ongoing armed conflict between Israel and Hamas that escalated on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a large-scale assault on southern Israel, killing over 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. Israel's subsequent military campaign in Gaza has triggered a severe humanitarian crisis with mass casualties and widespread displacement.