Nearly a month after the US announced the start of the second phase of the Gaza Strip ceasefire, signs are mounting that the agreement is threatening to collapse.
Israeli violations and mounting list of casualties continues almost daily, while international condemnation of Israel’s decision to annex West Bank land is escalating.
The Turkish Anadolu Agency, relying on official data and local sources, documented hundreds of Israeli violations during the first and second phases of the agreement, which came into effect on October 10, 2025.
The first phase of the agreement lasted approximately 95 days, during which Israel committed 1,244 violations, resulting in the deaths of 449 Palestinians and injuries to 1,246 others, in addition to the arrest of 50 Palestinians.
Israel’s violations included 402 instances of direct gunfire against civilians, 66 incursions by military vehicles into residential areas, 581 shelling and targeting operations, and 195 instances of demolition and destruction of homes and civilian institutions.
Since the start of the second phase on January 15th until Monday morning, at least 376 violations have been recorded, resulting in the deaths of 152 Palestinians and injuries to 367 others, including 158 instances of gunfire against civilians.
Israel hampers operation of the Rafah crossing
Hamas said in a statement on Monday that Israel is committing a “blatant violation” of the Rafah crossing’s operating mechanisms stipulated in the ceasefire agreement, accusing it of “systematic violations” against people returning to the Gaza Strip.
Doctors Without Borders announced that it has been unable to deliver any aid or humanitarian supplies to Gaza Strip since the beginning of this year, despite the ceasefire agreement.
The organization’s Secretary-General, Christopher Lockerbie, warned of the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza and the West Bank, requiring a significant increase in the scale of the humanitarian response – not a reduction.
Indonesia further announced its readiness to deploy 1,000 troops to Gaza Strip in early April as part of a multinational peacekeeping force.
The European Union, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait condemned the Israeli government’s approval of a draft resolution to begin land settlement and registration procedures in the occupied West Bank – the first such move since 1967.
