One year has passed since Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages and President Trump promised an end to the war in Gaza. According to NPR, Palestinians say the past 12 months have amounted to a ceasefire in name only.

NPR’s reporting, presented through a year of photographs, documents what daily life has looked like across Gaza since the truce was declared. The outlet frames the anniversary around a gap between the promise of an end to the fighting and the reality described by Palestinians on the ground.

An Al Jazeera opinion piece marking the same anniversary says Gaza’s healthcare system is still collapsing a year after the ceasefire. It points to continuing attacks, restrictions on medical aid and delayed evacuations as factors it says are still killing Palestinians.

Taken together, the two accounts describe a period in which the formal end of hostilities has not matched conditions described for civilians. NPR’s framing of a ceasefire ‘in name only’ aligns with the Al Jazeera opinion piece’s description of ongoing harm despite the truce.

Both outlets use the one-year milestone — marked from the release of the remaining Israeli hostages and President Trump’s commitment a year earlier — to assess whether that pledge has translated into lasting relief for people in Gaza.

The sources do not provide casualty figures, details of specific incidents, or official responses from the parties to the ceasefire. Based on the available reporting, essential services and safety in Gaza remain under severe strain from the perspective of Palestinians cited by NPR and in the Al Jazeera opinion piece.