Almost a year later: Israel continues to attack Gaza despite Trump's 20-point plan

In October 2025, Israel and Hamas agreed on a plan that would amount to a ceasefire.

No more fighting, free passage for relief supplies, release of all hostages.

But international organizations have been counting almost daily Israeli attacks since then.

The “Peace Plan” for Gaza, launched by US President Donald Trump in September last year, has barely been implemented.

There are still massive Israeli attacks and only a fraction of the promised aid deliveries reach the coastal strip.

Medically necessary equipment is being blocked and Israel is massively expanding its occupied territories.

Similar to the Israeli advances in the West Bank and the Golan Heights, the occupying power makes no move to move away from foreign territories.

Clear figures on violations of the agreement are difficult to obtain.

The only sources - apart from those of the Israeli army - are the Government Media Office Gaza and the Ministry of Health in Gaza.

The reports of the UN Human Rights Office also refer to them.

The lack of data is mainly due to the fact that Israel does not allow international journalists into Gaza.

At the end of August, the number of injured since the agreement was 4,379, according to Al Jazeera.

There are also reports of 1,320 Palestinians killed.

Genocide in word and deed: Ben-Gvir shows the true face of Israel The original plan The plan, which was negotiated in September 2025, was clearly to the detriment of the residents of Gaza and Hamas.

Part of the plan was to divide Gaza into two parts and install a US-controlled interim government.

This is intended to monitor the process.

However, like the UN Security Council resolution that approved the plan, it should be seen as a recommendation overall.

The resolution is not binding under international law.

At the core of the agreement, it divides the territory of the Gaza Strip: a “red” area controlled by the Palestinian authorities is located in the west.

There is also a “green” zone in the east to which the Israeli army should withdraw.

A yellow stripe should serve as a buffer in between.

At the beginning of the implementation of the deal, the Israeli-controlled area covered approximately 53 percent of Gaza and the Palestinian controlled area approximately 47 percent.

However, this relationship is constantly changing.

Satellite images and reports from Palestinians show that the yellow concrete blocks that the Israeli occupiers use to mark their unofficial border are moving further and further west.

Anyone who enters this yellow strip from the west must expect “fire”.

There is sharp shooting here.

Israel now controls 64.9 percent of Gaza.

But Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahu wants more.

At the end of May, he ordered his generals to expand Israel's area to 70 percent.

According to Israel, all of this is consistent with the original deal.

Behind the yellow line, Israel's intentions become even clearer: While earth walls are being built and military bases built near the "border", everything that could be reminiscent of Palestinian life in Gaza is being destroyed in the area behind it.

Although many houses were already badly damaged, entire blocks of houses in the “green zone” have been leveled since November last year.

The UN also criticizes the systematic destruction of Palestinian housing.

However, there have been no consequences for Israel so far. “There will be no more Arabs in Gaza”: Israeli ministers announce illegal settlements in Gaza Medical equipment and aid supplies In addition to the attacks and killings and the gradual annexation of Palestinian territory in Gaza, there are other measures taken by Israel against the population there.

Israel is severely restricting the amount of aid that could enter the area.

The planned 600 trucks per day were reduced to 110.

The occupying power also severely restricted the supply of fuel, water, food, medicine and building materials for shelters, sometimes for months.

Israel itself actually describes it as essential.

In addition, the import of meat, dairy products and various vegetables is enormously restricted.

At the same time, less healthy alternatives such as chocolate or other snacks are permitted.

According to the Gaza Government Office, only around 35 percent of the 189,000 truck deliveries actually promised from October to August were allowed through.

Truck drivers also confirm exceptionally long inspection times at Israeli checkpoints.

Another tactic used by Israeli authorities is to designate all sorts of items as “ dual-use .”

Objects are therefore said to have the ability to be used to produce weapons.

Various medical devices, such as ultrasound or dialysis machines, also fall into this category.

Amnesty International sees this as a particular danger for women and girls.

Many devices that are needed for care and diagnosis during pregnancy are not approved.

Hamas resigns - Gaza continues to suffer from attacks and poverty Increasing occupation in the Golan Heights and West Bank Despite last year's agreement, Israel's treatment of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is also unsurprising.

Beyond the severe restrictions on Palestinians' everyday lives, Israel rarely respects the borders and sovereignty of its neighbors.

In recent years, attacks have intensified and the occupation has expanded in the Golan Heights, which is part of Syria, and in the West Bank.

The Golan Heights was annexed by Israel in 1981.

Since the fall of Assad in December 2024, Israel has gradually expanded its occupation there.

This expansion was accompanied by the destruction of homes and farmland.

While 140,000 Syrians once lived there, only around 20,000 Druze remain there.

Instead, Israel has already settled 31,000 settlers there.

In April 2026, the Israeli parliament approved a $334 million plan to expand settlement construction in the Golan Heights.

There are also increasing systematic advances and attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, who are protected by the Israeli army.

Israel's government is making it clear that it is expanding its presence there, which violates international law.

At the end of August, Israel published a tender for 1,234 residential units in the E1 area, with a deadline shortly before the Israeli elections at the end of October.

Enforcing this new development would divide the West Bank into northern and southern parts.

The plan would also displace 18 Bedouin families locally, according to Human Rights Watch.

On average, 17 people in the West Bank were displaced by settler attacks or illegitimate development per day in 2026, according to OCHA - twice as many as in the previous three years.

16 children were killed and 187 people were injured.

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