Since October 2023, CIR has been collecting, archiving, and verifying information emerging from the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs), Lebanon, and Israel.
CIR’s investigation into Rafah found widespread destruction between March and May 2025, with nearly 70% of structures in the area wiped out. Much of the damage was concentrated near the newly built Morag Corridor, alongside evidence of cleared IDP camps and damaged infrastructure. Verified footage sheds further light on how this destruction took place.
Covering the Occupied Palestinian Territories (including the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem), Israel and Lebanon, the map was created to enhance public access and comprehension of verified information related to the conflict. The map utilises a database of verified videos, photos, satellite imagery, and other media collected by CIR’s Human Rights project.
This list outlines key activities for assessing ceasefire compliance, informed by principles of international humanitarian law (IHL), humanitarian practices, including guidance from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and agreed ceasefire frameworks. Indicators in any of these areas could signal possible non-compliance with ceasefire terms. General obligations considered when assessing compliance:
-Cessation of hostilities and withdrawal: Parties must stop offensive military operations and respect lines of deployment or withdrawal as specified in the agreement (for example, troop withdrawal to agreed lines, end of military action).
-Protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure: IHL requires parties to distinguish civilians and civilian objects from combatants and military targets, and to take all feasible precautions. Ceasefire agreements often include special protection for humanitarian operations, safe corridors or zones.
-Humanitarian access and relief: Parties must allow and facilitate rapid, safe and unobstructed access for relief deliveries and humanitarian groups. Ceasefire frameworks often include specific commitments (for example, a threshold number of trucks per day, border crossing openings).
-Hostage, prisoner exchange and release of detainees: Ceasefire deals often incorporate the release of hostages or detainees as part of their terms. IHL prohibits unlawful detention and requires humane treatment of all persons not taking part in hostilities.
-Continuation of hostilities under new pretexts: New forms of hostilities should not be employed as a means to continue offensive operations (for example, facilitating internal rivalries), within the geographic remit of the ceasefire.
