The Gaza Ministry of Health reported that two Palestinians were killed, and nine others were wounded, in the past 24 hours as Israeli forces continued to violate the ceasefire across several areas of the devastated coastal enclave.
Medical teams warn that the true toll is likely higher, as many victims remain trapped under collapsed buildings and in streets that ambulances and civil‑defense crews cannot reach due to ongoing danger and the destruction of rescue infrastructure.
The Ministry also confirmed the death of a 12‑day‑old infant, Haitham Abu Qass, at Al‑Rantisi Hospital after severe exposure to cold.
His death raises the number of children who have died from winter conditions this season to 11, underscoring the deepening humanitarian collapse.
Displaced families are sheltering in tents without heating, fuel, or adequate blankets, and doctors warn that infants and the elderly face extreme risk as temperatures continue to fall.
Reports from Gaza City indicate renewed Israeli shelling in northern neighborhoods, including areas near Al‑Batsh Cemetery, where residents inspecting damaged graves came under fire. Local journalists described the area as highly dangerous, with intermittent drone and artillery strikes.
Humanitarian organizations operating inside Gaza warn that the health system is nearing total collapse.
Hospitals are overwhelmed, medical supplies are nearly exhausted, and thousands of critically ill patients, including children, cancer patients, and the severely wounded, remain trapped inside Gaza due to Israel’s continued siege and closure of the Rafah crossing.
Aid workers say preventable deaths are rising daily as winter conditions intensify and essential services remain destroyed.
Since the “ceasefire” announced on October 11, 2025, Israeli forces have killed 488 Palestinians and injured 1,350. During this same period, 714 bodies were recovered from beneath destroyed homes, though thousands remain missing.
The cumulative toll since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza on October 7, 2023, has reached 71,662 Palestinians killed and 171,428 injured. Health officials stress that these figures exclude thousands of people still unaccounted.
