Gaza "ceasefire" agreement one year on: Israeli attacks continue, aid, medical and educational systems collapse unabated

On October 10, 2026, according to Al Jazeera reports, on the day marking exactly one year after the US-brokered ceasefire agreement was reached, Israel's military operations in Gaza continue to cause Palestinian civilian deaths. A video news bulletin released by Al Jazeera that day noted that aid entry into Gaza remains restricted, medical and educational systems have been severely damaged, and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians continue to face displacement.

Al Jazeera placed the word "ceasefire" in quotation marks in its headline, signaling skepticism about the agreement's actual effectiveness in implementation. The original report was in the form of a video news summary and did not disclose the specific terms of the agreement, the specific locations of attacks that day, or casualty figures, and the ceasefire enforcement mechanism was not further explained in the source.

The ceasefire agreement was openly brokered by the United States, an arrangement viewed by outside observers as the key reason for the lack of substantive constraints on Israel's continuing military operations. Al Jazeera's reporting shows that over the past year, deaths, blockade, and displacement in Gaza have not stopped as a result of the US-pushed political process.