NEW YORK, January 23, 2026 (WAFA) – The United Nations expressed on Friday its horror over the continued killing of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip after the ceasefire.
The UN Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) said in a press release that it was “horrified by the continued killing of civilians in Israeli attacks in Gaza including at least 11 Palestinians killed in a series of attacks on 21 January, amid a broader pattern of post-ceasefire violence and the enduring effects of two years of devastation.”
It stressed that “this is a time for the international community to intensify support and pressure to stop the bloodshed and advance a rights-based approach to recovery and reconstruction.”
“The crisis in Gaza is nowhere near over. People are dying every day, both in Israeli attacks and as a result of continued Israeli restrictions on the entry of humanitarian assistance, in particular shelter, leading to deaths from the cold and under collapsing buildings. Palestinian journalists are killed, and international journalists are still barred from entering Gaza,” said Ajith Sunghay, Head of UN Human Rights in the OPT.
It said the trends it has documented in the occupied territories since the ceasefire came into effect on 11 October 2025 include the continued killing of civilians in Israeli aerial attacks, shelling, and gunfire across all five governorates of Gaza, including incidents both far from and in the vicinity of the “yellow line”. Overall, 477 Palestinians were reportedly killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since the ceasefire according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, most appear to be civilian.
It added that since the ceasefire until 21 January 2026, it has recorded the killing of at least 216 Palestinians, including at least 46 children and 28 women, in Israeli attacks far from the so-called “yellow line”, mainly on shelters of internally displaced persons and residential buildings. This included 126 reported attacks by Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) across Gaza resulting in the killing of at least 87 Palestinians, including 12 children and seven women.
It further stated that in the same period, at least 167 Palestinians were reportedly killed in the vicinity of the “yellow line”, including 26 children and 17 women.
“Repeated Israeli military operations into areas west of the redeployment line have also led to the displacement of civilians and the demolition of residential buildings in those areas. More civilians are dying due to the dire human-made humanitarian conditions, including at least nine children who died of hypothermia since the ceasefire,” it said.
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