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A year into Gaza ceasefire, Palestinians question whether war has ended
A photographic retrospective of life in Gaza marks a year since Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages and President Trump promised an end to the war.
By Ilan Corven · 2 min read

Palestinians in Gaza say a year under a ceasefire has not amounted to the end of war promised by President Trump, according to the supplied summary of a photographic retrospective dated October 10, 2026.
The account marks one year since Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages. Its summary describes the past 12 months as a period that Palestinians say has been a ceasefire in name, setting their assessment against the promise to end the war.
The retrospective takes a reporter’s photographic perspective on Gaza. Its stated focus is life during the year of ceasefire, rather than the hostage release alone. The distinction is central to the summary’s framing: the anniversary of the hostage release and a pledge to end a war does not, in the Palestinian assessment presented, establish that the promised change has been experienced.
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The available excerpt does not include the photographs, their captions or the reporter’s full account. It also provides no figures on casualties, aid, displacement or reconstruction, and no response from Israeli officials or the Trump administration to the Palestinian assessment. It therefore leaves unresolved the specific conditions behind that assessment and the next steps for the ceasefire.
Editorial note: The supplied excerpt supports only a limited account of the ceasefire anniversary. Further detail on conditions in Gaza would require additional source material.