The fate of over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, largely displaced and living amid ruins, remains uncertain as Israel's genocidal war marked 1,000 days since it was triggered by the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas incursion.
Israeli forces, which launched multiple wars in the region since, control over half of the Palestinian territory under the cease-fire that took effect on Oct. 10, but Israel's government has expanded that and says it aims to hold 70%.
The Hamas incursion into southern Israel caused around 1,200 deaths and took 251 hostages. All hostages or their remains have been released or handed over.
Israel’s genocidal retaliation, however, has killed a total of 73,066 Palestinians as of Tuesday, Gaza’s Health Ministry says. Despite the cease-fire, few people can get in or out of Gaza. Further cease-fire steps, including Hamas' disarmament and the immense task of reconstruction, have stalled.
"Much more needs to be done so that even a semblance of normality can come back, and we are far, far away from this,” the International Committee of the Red Cross regional director, Nicolas von Arx, said this week.
