Gaza Marks Six Months of 'Neither War Nor Peace' as Ceasefire Remains Fragile

April 10, 2026 marks exactly six months since the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025. Despite the agreement, Israeli forces have killed 738 Palestinians since the ceasefire — an average of more than four people per day — and Israel bombed Gaza on 36 of the last 40 days while simultaneously waging war against Iran. The Gaza Ministry of Health reports the total Palestinian death toll has now reached 72,317 since October 7, 2023. Al Jazeera described the situation as 'neither war nor peace': the most intense fighting has stopped, but attacks have not ceased, reconstruction has not begun, and humanitarian conditions have deteriorated. Only 4,999 of the 23,400 aid trucks stipulated in the ceasefire agreement entered Gaza during the past six months — just 21% compliance — driving dramatic food price increases. Phase 2 negotiations on Hamas disarmament and governance remain deadlocked. The Trump administration's Board of Peace has not reconvened.