Aid choked, ceasefire broken: ‘Israel’ kills 13 in Gaza in one day

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies + Al Mayadeen
21 Oct 2025 15:35
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Despite a declared truce, Israeli attacks continue in Gaza, leaving more casualties and worsening shortages of food, fuel, and medical supplies.

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Palestinians pray over the bodies of people who were killed despite the ceasefire in an Israeli military strike on Sunday, during their funeral at Awda Hospital, in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP)

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on Tuesday that 13 Palestinians were killed and 8 others injured over the past 24 hours as a result of ongoing Israeli attacks, despite the declared ceasefire.

According to the ministry’s daily report, the latest fatalities include seven Palestinians killed in direct Israeli strikes and six others whose bodies were retrieved from under the rubble. Rescue teams continue to face major obstacles in reaching victims trapped beneath debris due to widespread destruction across the Strip.

The new deaths bring the overall toll from “Israel’s genocide in Gaza to 68,229 killed and 170,369 injured since October 7, 2023.

Since the ceasefire came into effect on October 11, 2025, Gaza has recorded 87 killings, 311 injuries, and 432 reiterved. The ministry also confirmed receiving 15 unidentified bodies returned by “Israel”, bringing the total number of remains handed over to 165.

Ongoing Israeli violations and arrests

Israeli invading units detained three fishermen after opening fire on their boats off the coast of Gaza City, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent. Israeli naval vessels also fired shells toward the Gaza shoreline, while an Israeli drone targeted the town of Suhaila, east of Khan Younis, wounding one person. Artillery shelling was also reported in the same area.

Meanwhile, the World Food Programme (WFP) said it remains unable to deliver the required 2,000 tons of aid per day into Gaza, as not all border crossings have reopened. Current supplies, the agency said, are sufficient for only about 500,000 people for two weeks.

The Government Media Office in Gaza reported that since the start of the ceasefire, only 986 aid trucks have entered the Strip, out of 6,600 agreed upon under the terms of the truce, reflecting “Israel’s” continued obstruction of humanitarian access.

Palestinian detainees: 80 killed since the start of the war

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said on Tuesday that the number of documented deaths among detainees since the start of “Israel’s” war on Gaza has risen to 80, including at least 47 from Gaza, following the death of detainee Kamel al-Ajrami on Monday.

The group stated that since 1967, a total of 317 detainees have died in Israeli custody, a figure corroborated by multiple human rights organizations over the decades. Recent field reports indicate that dozens of detainees, particularly from Gaza, were executed after arrest, the statement added.

'Israel' continues to withhold bodies of 88 detainees killed in Israeli custody

The organization also reported that “Israel” continues to withhold the bodies of 88 detainees killed in Israeli custody, including 77 since the start of the current war, while many others from Gaza remain forcibly disappeared.

The PPS condemned what it described as “an unprecedentedly brutal phase in the history of the Palestinian prisoners’ movement,” citing systematic killings and torture inside Israeli prisons. It also accused Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of inciting the enactment of a law to execute Palestinian detainees.

“These acts constitute a war crime and a flagrant violation of international law,” the statement said, urging immediate international intervention to protect Palestinian detainees and end abuses in Israeli prisons.