As world turns attention to Iran, rats, insects and a fracturing peace process engulf Gaza

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Matthew Knott

April 4, 2026

Just what Netanyahu wants – he can now do whatever he wants in Gaza and the West Bank – murder / genocide with no challange – Peter

Mohammed Alastal has been waiting for someone to call, waiting for someone to care. Waiting for someone from the outside world to ask: what is life like now in Gaza?

This tiny patch of earth that dominated global headlines for two years has largely faded from view, swept aside by the United States’ and Israel’s war against Iran and, to a lesser extent, Israel’s war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. “We are living in a state of no war and no peace,” Alastal, 32, says. “The situation in Gaza is still extremely fragile.”

The doctor, who works in a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis, described a sense of euphoria last January when Israel and Hamas stopped fighting. That ceasefire collapsed two months later when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began bombing Gaza again. The current ceasefire has lasted longer; it will reach six months on April 10. But today, there is no euphoria in Alastal’s voice, just exhaustion. “The crisis has not stopped, it is still ongoing,” he says.

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