Gaza Herald –The Gaza Center for Human Rights stated that Israel has continued, for the 134th consecutive day, to violate the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip through a systematic policy involving deliberate killings, direct live fire, aerial and artillery bombardment, and the demolition of homes, alongside undermining the humanitarian protocol and obstructing the entry of aid and fuel.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the center said its field team has been documenting continuous daily violations in accordance with professional and legal standards. It noted that cumulative data over the past 133 days show that Israeli forces have committed an average of 13.5 violations per day, reflecting a consistent pattern that effectively strips the agreement of its substance and turns it into a cover for ongoing military operations.
The centre highlighted a documented incident from the morning of Sunday, February 22, 2026, in which Basma Aram Banat (27) was killed after being shot by Israeli forces near Beit Lahia Square in northern Gaza, in what it described as direct fire targeting civilians.
It also reported another incident on Saturday, February 21, 2026, when an Israeli drone targeted Majed Nabil Fouad Abu Ma’rouf (29) with an explosive while he was heading to check on his home in Block 2 of Jabalia refugee camp in the north. He was killed instantly after being struck by shrapnel across his body.
The center stated that these incidents form part of a broader, systematic pattern of attacks, including airstrikes, artillery shelling, demolitions, and live fire across various parts of the Gaza Strip. This, it said, demonstrates Israel’s continued imposition of fire control over large areas in violation of agreed withdrawal lines under the ceasefire that came into effect on October 10, 2025.
According to the statement, 642 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began, averaging approximately 4.8 deaths per day, including 197 children, 85 women, and 22 elderly individuals—amounting to 47.2% of the total fatalities.
The number of injured has reached 1,643, with a daily average of 12.3 injuries, including 504 children, 330 women, and 89 elderly people, representing 56.1% of the total injured.
The center stressed that these figures reflect a recurring pattern of targeting protected groups under international humanitarian law, particularly children and women, constituting grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and warranting international criminal accountability.
It further noted that violations extend beyond killings and bombardment to include Israel’s failure to allow the entry of 600 aid trucks per day, including 50 fuel trucks, as stipulated in the agreement. In reality, only 43% of the agreed number of trucks have entered, while fuel deliveries have not exceeded 15% of the required amount, leading to the paralysis of essential services and hindering infrastructure repair.
The statement also highlighted ongoing restrictions on movement through the Rafah crossing, where Israel has met only 40.3% of the agreed number of travelers, constituting a clear violation of freedom of movement and the terms of the agreement.
The Gaza Centre for Human Rights asserted that these actions indicate the continued commission of acts amounting to genocide against the population of Gaza through various means, including direct killings, targeting civilians, destroying the conditions necessary for life, and depriving people of basic survival needs, in a context devoid of active hostilities that could justify such unilateral actions.
It warned that these policies are unfolding amid troubling international silence, which reinforces a climate of impunity and sends a dangerous message that such violations can continue without accountability.
The center also expressed concern over the absence of effective positions or interventions from transitional governance bodies in Gaza, including the Peace Council, the Executive Council, and the National Authority for Gaza Administration, noting that this vacuum leaves civilians without real protection or meaningful accountability.
The center renewed its call on the international community and the guarantors of the agreement to take urgent action to halt these violations, ensure compliance with international humanitarian law, and initiate independent international investigations as a step toward holding those responsible accountable before international courts.
It concluded by warning that continued impunity fuels the repetition of such violations and undermines any genuine prospects for protecting civilians or sustaining a legally binding ceasefire.
