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View all search resultsGaza ends the year with war’s embers still burning
The next phase of the ceasefire is expected to include Hamas’ disarmament, further Israeli troop withdrawals and the deployment of the international force, topics slated for discussion during a meeting between Netanyahu and Trump scheduled for Dec. 29.
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Palestinians stand on Dec.19, 2025, next to a destroyed structure in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. (AFP/Eyad Baba)
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s 2025 comes to a close, the embers of conflict in Gaza have not yet fully extinguished despite repeated ceasefire attempts, and the world braces for what critics have described as a so-called international force to stabilize the Palestinian territory.
Palestinians in Gaza ushered in 2025 with continued fighting as Israel pressed on with strikes and bombardment of the territory in retaliation for the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
After only a short, week-long ceasefire in November 2023, Israel continued its assault throughout 2024 until Jan. 15, when Israel and Hamas agreed to a second ceasefire for an initial 42 days, providing for the release of several hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. The ceasefire took effect on Jan. 19.
The truce allowed for some reprieve but ultimately did not hold. By March 1, it had lapsed after Israel demanded an extension of the initial phase of the ceasefire, while Hamas rejected the proposal, saying it wanted to move to the next phase aimed at an eventual permanent end to the war.
In response, Israel blocked the flow of aid into the territory, breaching the terms of the ceasefire which they agreed to, a move that aid agencies said worsened already dire humanitarian conditions, and resumed military strikes. The renewed fighting led to rising reports of hunger and starvation across Gaza.
Famine
On Aug. 15, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC) said in an assessment that famine had been confirmed in Gaza governorate, which includes Gaza City and surrounding areas, affecting more than half a million people.
