Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday killed multiple Palestinians, according to wire reports and local health officials, in the latest sign that the year-old ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is fraying under the weight of accusations from both sides.

Wire reports citing medics put Monday's death toll at three to four people killed, with the Israeli military saying it had carried out two strikes that it described as targeting militants, without providing further detail. Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry gave a far higher figure for the same day, reporting at least 15 people killed and 38 others wounded. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, a separate monitoring group, said it had counted 21 Palestinians killed between October 29 and the morning of November 2, including two children, and said six police officers were among the dead.

A ceasefire under growing strain

The conflicting tallies reflect how difficult it has become to get a single agreed-upon accounting of casualties more than a year into the ceasefire that took effect on October 11, 2025. Israel maintains that Hamas has been rearming and launching attacks in violation of the truce, and has stepped up strikes on Gaza in recent weeks as a result. Hamas denies attempting to rebuild its arsenal or carry out new attacks, and accuses Israel of using those claims as a pretext to undermine the deal it signed just over a year ago.

GAZA'S HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS 1,593 PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED SINCE THE CEASEFIRE TOOK EFFECT; ISRAEL SAYS FOUR OF ITS SOLDIERS HAVE DIED IN THE SAME PERIOD

According to Gaza's health ministry, 1,593 Palestinians have been killed and 5,748 injured in strikes and other incidents since the ceasefire began just over a year ago — a toll that, if accurate, would represent a significant erosion of what was initially presented as a durable halt to the fighting. Israel, for its part, says four of its soldiers have been killed over the same period, which it attributes to continued Hamas attacks in violation of the agreement.

Neither side has signaled an intention to formally abandon the ceasefire framework, and mediators who helped broker the October 2025 deal have not publicly weighed in on the latest flare-up. But the steady drumbeat of strikes and competing casualty counts has left aid groups and ceasefire monitors warning that the agreement's practical effect on the ground is increasingly in question, even as it remains nominally in place.

What's next

Humanitarian officials are continuing to press both sides for clearer channels to verify casualty reports and ensure aid access, while diplomats involved in last year's negotiations are watching closely for any sign the truce could collapse entirely. For now, both Israel and Hamas say they remain committed to the ceasefire even as each accuses the other of violating it.