https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-year-of-ceasefire-in-gaza-through-the-lens-of-npr-s-reporterContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-year-of-ceasefire-in-gaza-through-the-lens-of-npr-s-reporterhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-year-of-ceasefire-in-gaza-through-the-lens-of-npr-s-reporter#u131966Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:35:16 +0000One year after a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement took effect, aid groups and residents report that the truce exists in name only amid near-daily Israeli strikes. The deal, which followed the release of remaining Israeli hostages by Hamas and a pledge by President Donald Trump to end the war, has fallen short of its long-term promises. No international peacekeeping force has arrived, and reconstruction has not begun. Meanwhile, Israeli military control has expanded to roughly 70 percent of the territory, squeezing more than 2 million Palestinians near the sea.Why it mattersIsrael and