A new UN assessment lays out the massive needs facing the nearly 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza, but uncertainty remains over an agreement to lift restrictions on the movement of goods and people. Read more about Palestinians in Gaza are still waiting for the siege to end
Meanwhile, the scale of the destruction to Gaza’s infrastructure and economy caused by 51 days of Israeli bombing is becoming starker. Read more about Despite ceasefire, the number of displaced in Gaza is rising again
The ceasefire deal is a victory for Palestinians, but it faces many dangers and is only a small step on the road to liberation. Read more about Israel lost the war in Gaza but the struggle for justice goes on
Palestinians cope with poor sanitation, little privacy in crowded UN shelter. Read more about Gaza's displaced struggle to regain some normality
Entire families continue to be massacred in their homes. Read more about One-fourth of Gaza's population displaced by Israel's violence
A ceasefire is not enough. It will not end the suffering. It will only move us from the horror of death by bombardment to the horror of death by slow strangulation. Read more about Why a Gaza ceasefire isn’t enough
Israel has long had a murky procedure called the Hannibal Directive that some interpret as an order to do whatever it takes to prevent a soldier’s capture, even if it means killing him. Read more about Did Israeli army deliberately kill its own captured soldier and destroy Gaza ceasefire?
Israeli ceasefire violations were more frequent and far more deadly. Read more about Infographic: Who violates ceasefires more, Israelis or Palestinians?
To return to status quo before Israeli attack would mean “living death,” say dozens of Gaza civil society leaders. Read more about No ceasefire without justice for Gaza
A source in the Gaza Strip with direct knowledge of the matter has provided The Electronic Intifada with a copy of Hamas’ five demands for a ceasefire with Israel. Read more about Exclusive: Hamas puts forward ceasefire terms amid intense mediation