{"id":311011,"date":"2026-01-05T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=311011"},"modified":"2025-12-31T07:35:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T07:35:26","slug":"israel-continues-ceasefire-violations-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2026\/01\/israel-continues-ceasefire-violations-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Continues \u201cCeasefire\u201d Violations in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gaza-genocide-4.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-311012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gaza-genocide-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gaza-genocide-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gaza-genocide-4-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>28 Dec 2025\u00a0<\/em>&#8211;\u00a0Israeli occupation forces continued to breach the ceasefire agreement on Friday and Saturday [26-27 Dec], carrying out new airstrikes, artillery fire, and machine\u2011gun attacks across several areas of the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed violations come as casualty figures climb and rescue teams warn they are unable to reach many of the dead and wounded.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the body of the child Atta Ma\u2019moun Mai was recovered after he fell into a deep water well near the al\u2011Sudaniyya junction in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday evening, a Palestinian man, Odai al\u2011Maqadma, died after being shot by Israeli forces east of Gaza City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>|<a href=\"https:\/\/imemc.org\/article\/pjs-706-relatives-of-journalists-killed-in-gaza\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PJS: \u201c706 Relatives of Journalists Killed in Gaza\u201d<\/a><\/strong>|<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses said troops opened machine\u2011gun fire toward him as he sat near the gate of Hafsa School. He was struck in the head and rushed to hospital in critical condition, where doctors later pronounced him dead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Air, Naval, and Artillery Fire Across Multiple Regions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israeli naval vessels opened fire on Saturday morning toward the coastline west of Gaza City, forcing fishermen and nearby residents to take cover.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the Israeli occupation army continued demolishing buildings east of the Zeitoun and Tuffah neighborhoods, as well as in the Maghazi and Nuseirat refugee camps in central Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Further south, airstrikes, and bursts of machine\u2011gun fire were reported in the eastern areas of Khan Younis, where thousands of displaced families remain in makeshift shelters.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli Airforce also fired missile near the eastern graveyard of the Al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Humanitarian workers say these attacks have made it nearly impossible to deliver aid or recover bodies from destroyed neighborhoods, despite the declared ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Casualty Toll Continues to Rise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The overall death toll from the genocide in Gaza has reached <strong>71,266 Palestinians killed<\/strong> and <strong>171,219 injured<\/strong> since 7 October 2023.<\/p>\n<p>|<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/imemc.org\/article\/gaza-reports-new-deaths-injuries-and-mass-funeral\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza Reports New Deaths, Injuries, and Mass Funeral<\/a><\/strong>|<\/p>\n<p>Medical teams reported that in the past 48 hours alone, <strong>hospitals received 29 bodies<\/strong>\u2014including <strong>4 newly killed individuals<\/strong> and <strong>25 bodies recovered from rubble<\/strong>\u2014along with <strong>8 wounded<\/strong>. Many more victims remain trapped under collapsed buildings and in streets that rescue crews cannot safely access.<\/p>\n<p>Civil\u2011defense teams say they are unable to reach large sections of Gaza City, central Gaza, and Khan Younis because Israeli forces continue to fire toward access routes and because many roads remain destroyed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DCIPalestine\/status\/2004945458188145031\" >https:\/\/x.com\/DCIPalestine\/status\/2004945458188145031<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cCeasefire Period\u201d Still Marked by Killings and Destruction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since the \u201cceasefire\u201d announced on 11 October 2025, at least <strong>410 Palestinians have been killed<\/strong> and <strong>1,134 injured<\/strong>, while <strong>649 bodies have been recovered<\/strong> from various locations. Dozens more remain under the rubble or in areas where rescue teams cannot operate.<\/p>\n<p>Medical authorities also confirmed that <strong>292 additional fatalities were recently added to the cumulative death toll<\/strong> after their documentation was completed by the official casualty verification committee between 19 and 26 December 2025..<\/p>\n<p><strong>|<a href=\"https:\/\/imemc.org\/article\/report-escalating-systematic-targeting-of-palestinian-journalists\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report: Escalating, Systematic Targeting of Palestinian Journalists<\/a>|<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A \u201cCeasefire\u201d Undermined by Ongoing Military Violations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A review of field reports, hospital data, and eyewitness accounts shows a consistent pattern of Israeli military activity that contradicts the ceasefire\u2019s terms. Violations documented over the past week include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ground fire targeting civilians and rescue workers in eastern Gaza City and Khan Younis.<\/li>\n<li>Airstrikes and demolitions in Zeitoun, Tuffah, Maghazi, and Nuseirat.<\/li>\n<li>Naval fire along Gaza\u2019s western coastline.<\/li>\n<li>Obstruction of rescue efforts, leaving victims under rubble.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/trackingisrael\/status\/2004955234439930342\" >https:\/\/x.com\/trackingisrael\/status\/2004955234439930342<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Humanitarian organizations say the pattern amounts to a \u201c<strong>ceasefire in name only<\/strong>,\u201d with Israeli forces maintaining operational pressure across multiple fronts while restricting the movement of civilians and emergency crews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Humanitarian Conditions Remain in Freefall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite the ceasefire, Gaza\u2019s humanitarian situation remains catastrophic. <strong>Hospitals are overwhelmed, morgues are full, and thousands of families remain displaced in areas still exposed to fire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Gaza\u2019s Civil Defense said it is facing \u201cextremely harsh humanitarian conditions,\u201d reporting continuous distress calls from displaced families as the winter storm intensifies.<\/p>\n<p>The agency noted that many worn\u2011out tents did not withstand the intense winds, leading to their tearing or being completely uprooted, leaving families exposed in the open.<\/p>\n<p>Aid agencies warn that <strong>without a genuine halt to military activity, the death toll will continue to rise<\/strong>\u2014<strong>not only from direct attacks but from untreated injuries, lack of medical access, and the collapse of essential services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/imemc.org\/article\/israel-continues-ceasefire-violations-in-gaza\/\" >Go to Original &#8211; imemc.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli occupation forces continued to breach the ceasefire agreement on Fri and Sat [26-27 Dec], carrying out new airstrikes, artillery fire, and machine\u2011gun attacks across several areas of the Gaza Strip. The renewed violations come as casualty figures climb and rescue teams warn they are unable to reach many of the dead and wounded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":311012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[3729,1854,87,865,88,427,70,965],"class_list":["post-311011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-palestine-israel-gaza-genocide","tag-ceasefire","tag-crimes-against-humanity","tag-gaza","tag-genocide","tag-israel","tag-palestine","tag-usa","tag-war-crimes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311011"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":311013,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311011\/revisions\/311013"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}