{"id":1369,"date":"2026-07-02T05:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2026-07-02T05:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:38:39","slug":"palestinians-face-uncertain-future-as-gaza-marks-1000-days-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1369","title":{"rendered":"Palestinians face uncertain future as Gaza marks 1,000 days of war"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s the 1000th day of war since a Hamas-led attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza<\/span>. Other conflicts have emerged in the region, and fragile ceasefires<\/span> show scars of persistent attacks. Both Israelis and Palestinians are weary of the strain.<\/p>\n

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The fate of over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, largely displaced and living amid ruins, remains uncertain. Israeli forces controlled over half<\/span> of the territory under the ceasefire that took effect on Oct. 10, but Israel\u2019s government has expanded that and says it aims to hold 70%.<\/p>\n

Few people can get in or out. Further ceasefire steps, including Hamas\u2019 disarmament<\/span> and the immense task of reconstruction, have stalled.<\/p>\n

\u201cMuch more needs to be done so that even a semblance of normality can come back, and we are far, far away from this,\u201d the International Committee of the Red Cross regional director, Nicolas von Arx, said this week.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at what has happened over the 1,000 days and what may lie ahead.<\/p>\n

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Palestinians are still being killed<\/h2>\n

Israeli strikes have lessened considerably since the ceasefire took effect, but they continue almost daily.<\/p>\n

Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry counted 1,053 Palestinians dead since the ceasefire as of Tuesday, including over 350 women and children. In recent days, they included a teenage girl on her way to school<\/span> and a mother with her 1-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere is this ceasefire they keep talking about?! Shame on them,\u201d one Palestinian, Wisal Abu Khater, said this week after another deadly strike, lashing out at Arabs who she said have failed Gaza\u2019s people and are busy watching World Cup games instead.<\/p>\n

The United Nations on Wednesday warned that the Israeli expansion in Gaza increases deadly risks for civilians in \u201careas lacking clear demarcation<\/span> on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Health Ministry said over 3,400 people have been wounded since the ceasefire. The ministry is part of the Hamas-led government and maintains detailed casualty records seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts. It does not give a breakdown of civilians and militants but says women and children make up roughly half the dead.<\/p>\n

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Israel\u2019s military says it targets Hamas and other militants, often asserting they were planning attacks, and accuses Hamas of using civilians as human shields.<\/p>\n

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