On October 7, 2026 local time, a child stood in a temporary tent camp in Gaza City. Visual China Map
According to Xinhua News Agency, on October 7, 2026, the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict will be three years old. In the past three years, ceasefire agreements have been signed and broken, peace plans have been proposed and shelved, and the reconstruction of Gaza has not really begun.
On October 7, 2026 local time, in the Nuserat Palestinian refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, a displaced Palestinian girl sat on the ground next to her cooking pot after receiving a hot meal distributed by the charity kitchen. Visual China Map
On October 7, Israel launched new air strikes in Gaza on October 7, commemorating the third anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. Palestinian officials said the air strikes killed two people.
The ceasefire has not ended the war
On October 7, 2023, rockets fired towards Israel were photographed in the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. Xinhua News Agency Picture
On October 7, 2023 local time, thick smoke billowed during an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. Visual China Map
On October 9, 2023 local time, in Gaza City, a Palestinian rescue team rescued a 6-month-old baby in the rubble after an Israeli air strike. Visual China Map
On October 7, 2023, Hamas raided Israel from the Gaza Strip. About 1,200 people died and 251 were detained. Israel immediately declared a “state of war” and launched a large-scale military operation against Gaza. Three years have passed and the war has not stopped.
On February 12, 2024 local time, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, shell casings were left behind after Israeli special forces raided a residential building where two Israeli hostages were allegedly held. Visual China Map
On May 27, 2024 local time, the Israeli military air raided a refugee camp northwest of Rafah. The camp is located in what the Israeli military calls a “safe zone” and houses thousands of displaced people. The Israeli army launched eight missiles, killing at least 50 people. Visual China Map
On May 21, 2025 local time, Palestinians lined up at a food distribution point in the Nusayreit refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, waiting for hot meals. Palestinians are desperately waiting for food and water as Israel allows limited humanitarian supplies to flow into Gaza. Visual China Map
On May 31, 2026 local time, in Nablus, West Bank, people mourned the Palestinian youth who was shot and killed by Israel near the separation wall. According to the Palestinian News Agency, a 26-year-old Palestinian youth was shot by Israel on May 31 when he tried to climb over a concrete separation wall that separates the occupied territories of the West Bank and Jerusalem in the town of Ram, north of Jerusalem. He died after being sent to hospital. Xinhua News Agency Picture
On August 4, 2026 local time, in eastern Gaza City, Palestinian people held a collective funeral for Abu Sharia and 112 members of the Hassena family. After two weeks of search and rescue, the Gaza Civil Defense Department found the remains of the victims from the rubble of residential buildings destroyed in the Israeli air strikes in November 2023. According to the Civil Protection Department, the victims, including women and children, died on November 22, 2023, and were trapped under the rubble for nearly three years before being found and buried. Visual China Map
The first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement came into effect in October 2025, but Israeli attacks have not stopped. Since the agreement came into effect, more than 1,400 people have died in Gaza. Israel unilaterally delineated the “yellow line” and its actual control of Gaza’s land has expanded from the initial 53% to nearly 70%, and nearly two million people have been compressed into one-third of the original area. The second phase of the ceasefire agreement has been delayed.
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Data from the health department in the Gaza Strip show that Israeli military operations have killed more than 74,000 Palestinians and injured 175,000 over the past three years. 82% of the buildings in Gaza were damaged, about two-thirds were completely destroyed, and the total amount of debris reached 61 million tons. The United Nations estimates that Gaza’s development level has regressed by 77 years, and recovery and reconstruction are expected to require US$70 billion.
On February 19, 2025 local time, the ruins of the walls were photographed in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. Xinhua News Agency Picture
On the evening of December 31, 2025, local time, in the southern city of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, the setting sun fell on the tent area where displaced Palestinians lived. Xinhua News Agency Picture
On October 13, 2025 local time, released Palestinians took a bus back to Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Visual China Map
On October 10, 2025 local time, in the central Gaza Strip, thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to Gaza City along the Rashid Coastal Highway after the ceasefire agreement came into effect. Thousands of displaced Palestinians began to return home as the Israeli army declared a ceasefire and evacuated some positions in Gaza. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that a hostage exchange agreement with Hamas has been reached that includes the release of Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners, two years after the war in Gaza began. Visual China Map
The road to peace is long and difficult
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a speech on the third anniversary of the conflict, calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, urging all parties to implement their commitments and move towards the next phase of ceasefire, while establishing a political path to achieve lasting peace in the region.
In the West Bank, Israeli settlement expansion has reached a new high. Once the E1 settlement project is completed, it will separate the north and south of the West Bank and isolate East Jerusalem. The international community’s support for the “two-state solution” continues to grow, but no progress has been made on core issues such as settlement expansion, the ownership of Jerusalem, and the return of refugees. The road to true peace in this land is still long and difficult.
On October 7, 2026, local time, in Nablus, West Bank, a son of Palestinian man Ali Bazari mourned his body at the funeral of Rafidia Hospital. Ali Bazari was reportedly killed during a raid by Israeli settlers and the army on the village of Burqa. Visual China Map
On October 7, 2026 local time, in the Gaza Strip of Palestine, temporary tents for displaced Palestinian people were set up next to destroyed buildings. Israel launched new air strikes in Gaza on October 7 to mark the third anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, which Palestinian officials said killed two people. Visual China Map
On October 6, 2026, in Tel Aviv, Israel, pedestrians walked past a memorial site set up to commemorate the victims of the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Xinhua News Agency Picture
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