UN experts warn continued Israeli ceasefire violations in Gaza undermine the fragile truce
Palestinians inspect the damage to a house targeted by an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, November 22, 2025UNITED NATIONS experts have demanded action by the international community to end Israel’s violations of the Gaza ceasefire.
They warned on Monday that continuing attacks on Palestinians in Gaza threaten to derail the fragile truce.
The UN rapporteurs said in a statement that since the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian resistance group Hamas took effect on October 10, Israeli forces have committed at least 393 violations, killing 339 Palestinians, including over 70 children and injuring more than 870.
A massive Israeli air attack on October 28, which killed at least 104 Palestinians, made it the deadliest night since the truce officially began, the experts said.
The 20 experts who signed the statement include Francesca Albanese, special rapporteur on Palestine, George Katrougalos, independent expert on the the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, and Ashwini KP, special rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
The signatories warned that despite the ceasefire, humanitarian access remains critically limited, with only two of six crossings open, aid deliveries far beneath the agreed targets and hospitals in desperate need of supplies and equipment.
The experts said: “The ongoing Israeli attacks against the Palestinian population in Gaza constitute a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement.”
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