Frozen Aid, Gaza Shivers, and Trump’s Deal Melts Away

Image by Mohammed Ibrahim.

Ceasefire? Peace in the Middle East? Ask a Gazan about it (well, not one of the 360 or more that the IDF has killed during the “ceasefire”). Ask the UN, which said 10 days ago that Israel is blocking most of the desperately needed aid (food, shelter, medical) to simply keep people alive as winter descends.

According to a February 2025 assessment in Gaza, about 92% of housing units in Gaza were unfit for use, either completely destroyed or severely damaged...