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Photo essay by The Electronic Intifada documenting conditions across Palestine during February 2026, covering the fourth and fifth months of the October 2025 ceasefire. Nearly 630 people had been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire through March 1, 2026, with 1,700 injured and 735 bodies recovered, while unexploded ordnance had killed nine people and injured 65 others. Israel prohibited Palestinians from accessing the sea throughout the month. In the occupied West Bank, 5 Palestinians, including a child and a US citizen, were killed by Israeli forces and settlers during February; Israeli settlers destroyed 13 houses in Duyuk al-Tahta near Jericho with a bulldozer, forcibly displacing around 100 people, and the Israeli cabinet approved measures on February 8 to accelerate the seizure of Palestinian land and consolidate Israeli control over the territory. Food prices in Gaza remained higher than before October 2023, in some cases more than double, while unemployment exceeded 80%, leaving most households unable to afford many available items. Recommended for researchers and educators documenting casualty patterns, settler violence, and humanitarian conditions in both Gaza and the West Bank during the nominal ceasefire.
