Core Argument: A Ceasefire of Invisibility and Ongoing Suffering 

The articles argue that the late-2025 ceasefire in Gaza has created a dangerous illusion of peace, shifting mass Palestinian death from explosive bombing campaigns to a slower, less visible humanitarian catastrophe while global attention fades. Despite the agreement, killings continue through Israeli airstrikes, and more pervasively, through starvation, disease, hypothermia, and floods in the devastated, exposed camps where most residents now live. This “low-grade mass killing” is exacerbated by Israel’s systematic strangulation of aid—including the deregistration of major international NGOs and the restriction of vital supplies—and a stalled political process, leading both authors to conclude that the ceasefire’s primary effect has been to render Gaza’s ongoing genocide invisible to the world.

Core Argument: A Ceasefire of Invisibility and Ongoing Suffering 

Both articles, one a firsthand account from Gaza and the other a British editorial, converge on a central, grim thesis: The ceasefire announced in late 2025 has not ended the humanitarian catastrophe or the loss of Palestinian life in Gaza. Instead, it has shifted the violence to a slower, less visible form, causing global attention to fade while a “low-grade mass killing” continues. 

Key Points from Both Pieces: 

1. The Ceasefire’s Real Effect: Diminished Global Attention

• Eman Abu Zayed (Al Jazeera): Argues directly that the “real goal of the ceasefire was… to stop the world from talking about Gaza.” She observes a steep decline in engagement with her writing and global media coverage post-ceasefire, as the public was “easily convinced that the war had ended.” 

• The Guardian Editorial: Supports this by highlighting the “catastrophic” situation that persists despite the ceasefire, implying that the world’s focus has moved on even as the crisis deepens. 

2. Continued Death and Suffering by Multiple MeansBoth sources detail that deaths continue unabated, just through different mechanisms:

• Direct Military Attacks: Abu Zayed cites over 400 killed since the ceasefire, including a friend’s entire family in an airstrike. 

• Environmental and Systemic Causes: Both articles emphasize deaths from hypothermia, flooded camps, collapsed infrastructure, starvation, and preventable illness—all direct consequences of the destruction of Gaza’s homes and infrastructure and the ongoing blockade. 

• Medical Neglect: Over 16,000 people are trapped, needing medical evacuation, with over 1,000 reported dead while waiting. 

3. Systematic Strangulation of Aid and Relief

• Israeli Restrictions: Both articles condemn Israel’s actions to restrict aid. Abu Zayed details the refusal to allow adequate aid trucks, medicines, and shelter materials. The Guardian focuses on Israel’s move to deregister 37 major international NGOs (like Oxfam and MSF), calling it an “outrageous” violation of humanitarian principles. 

• Collapse of Local Support: Abu Zayed adds that local Palestinian aid initiatives are failing due to a collapse in international donations post-ceasefire. 

4. Political Stalemate and Bad Faith

• The Guardian Editorial argues that Israel is not complying with the peace deal (“not living up to the plan, 100%”) and is acting in “bad faith.” It criticizes the U.S. (under a hypothetical President Trump) for not enforcing the agreement and for being “relaxed” about Israel’s refusal to withdraw from parts of Gaza. 

• Abu Zayed frames this as a continuation of a genocidal strategy, citing Israeli politicians who still discuss colonizing Gaza “free of Palestinians.” 

Conclusion of Both Analyses: 

The situation is described as a “new stage of genocide” (Abu Zayed) or a deepening “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis (The Guardian), where the primary threat is no longer just bombs but exposure, disease, starvation, and a coordinated suppression of life-saving aid. The world’s declining attention is seen not as a reflection of improved conditions, but as a failure to recognize that the nature of the killing has simply changed, becoming less cinematic but no less deadly. 

In essence, the ceasefire created a pause in full-scale warfare but not in the conditions leading to mass civilian death, allowing Gaza to fade from headlines while its people continue to perish from the compounded effects of war, siege, and winter.