The wider picture is one of a ceasefire that has halted neither the killing nor the political deadlock.
At least four Palestinians were killed in Gaza on Saturday, according to Al Jazeera, despite a ceasefire that has nominally been in place for more than a year. Israeli shelling of the Nuseirat refugee camp killed a Palestinian teacher, Diaa Abu al-Rous, the broadcaster reported, citing confirmation from al-Awda Hospital. Separately, a man named Arafat al-Arair died of injuries sustained days earlier when a vehicle was struck in the Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood, southwest of Gaza City; a medical source at al-Shifa Hospital confirmed the death.
Two girls also died on Saturday from injuries suffered the previous evening when their tent caught fire at a camp for displaced people in al-Mawasi, in Khan Younis, according to Nasser Medical Complex. Al Jazeera reports that it is not clear what caused the fire. Gaza's Ministry of Health said at least six Palestinians were killed over the past 48 hours and 26 injured, bringing the toll since the October 2025 ceasefire to 1,580 dead and 5,711 wounded, according to its daily statistical report.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned on Friday that Israeli forces were continuing to displace Palestinians and that their actions raised concerns of ethnic cleansing. The office said Palestinians were being forced into a shrinking area of a territory decimated by three years of siege, and that Israeli forces were destroying what remained of civilian infrastructure. According to Al Jazeera, the Israeli military is working to expand its control over Gaza to 70 percent, following an order from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in May.
Al Jazeera's Tareq Abu Azzoum, reporting from Deir el-Balah, said the Israeli military had adjusted the yellow demarcation line and opened fire on civilians to push them from the eastern part of the city, citing testimonies from residents who had evacuated their homes. Such accounts cannot be independently verified from the material available.
The wider picture is one of a ceasefire that has halted neither the killing nor the political deadlock. Talks aimed at permanently ending the war under United States President Donald Trump's peace plan have stalled, and reconstruction has yet to begin amid disputes between Hamas and Israel over implementation. Hamas says it will not fully disarm until Israel withdraws entirely from Gaza; Israel says it will not leave until Hamas forfeits its weapons. The casualty figures come from Gaza's Health Ministry, and the cause of the tent fire remains unknown. What is not yet established is whether the stalled talks will resume, or what mechanism, if any, is enforcing the terms of the ceasefire on the ground.
