Gaza still a war zone nearly a year after ceasefire, analyst says
Jaser AbuMousa describes blocked reconstruction, mass displacement, and ongoing Israeli strikes despite the October 2025 truce.
What to know
- Nearly a year after the October 2025 ceasefire, Gaza remains devastated: 81% of infrastructure damaged or destroyed, over 300,000 housing units completely demolished, with 1,300+ Palestinians killed since the truce began.
- Israel now controls 70% of Gaza territory, confining two million people to 30% of the strip; reconstruction is blocked by restrictions on construction materials and equipment.
- Expectations for rebuilding collapsed after Israel made Hamas disarmament a precondition for fulfilling other ceasefire commitments; ongoing Israeli military strikes undermine stability despite the Board of Peace's recent criticism.
- Daily life oscillates between signs of normalcy—reopened restaurants, weddings—and survival in ruins, with residents choosing to live in destroyed houses rather than inadequate tents that offer no protection from weather or disease.
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New Yorker publishes interview on Gaza reconstruction obstacles
The New Yorker interviews analyst Jaser AbuMousa about daily life in Gaza nearly a year after the ceasefire, detailing the failed expectations for rebuilding and the impediments facing reconstruction.
“There is no construction material entering Gaza. There is no construction equipment to clear the rubble in Gaza.”
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New Interview: I talked to the analyst Jaser AbuMousa about what life is like in Gaza today, and the devastation of his own family.
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Nearly a year after the ceasefire in Gaza, the analyst Jaser Abu Mousa explains the impediments to rebuilding, and the devastation of his own family.
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Building collapse kills at least 21 in Gaza City — A building damaged by Israeli strikes in the war collapses earlier in the week, killing at least twenty-one people, many of them children, highlighting dangerous conditions in the strip.
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Board of Peace representative criticizes Israeli strikes — The high representative for Gaza appointed by Trump's Board of Peace criticizes Israel for continued military strikes, arguing they threaten the ceasefire and Hamas disarmament prospects.
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Israel recovers last hostage remains — In January 2026, Israel recovers the remains of the last hostage, leading many Gazans to hope reconstruction could begin.
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Israel and Hamas ceasefire takes effect — A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas goes into effect, with Israel left in control of just over half of Gaza.
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October 7 massacre triggers Israel-Hamas war — The war that devastated Gaza begins after the massacre of October 7, 2023.