The fragile ceasefire in Gaza continued to fray on Saturday as the Palestinian Health Ministry reported that three civilians were injured by Israeli army fire in the northern part of the territory, while international observers documented at least seven separate incidents of gunfire along the buffer zone.

Despite the escalatory incidents, localised efforts to restore critical infrastructure showed signs of cautious progress. A team of Palestinian electrical engineers, working under coordination with UNRWA and the International Committee of the Red Cross, successfully reconnected a 22-kilovolt feeder line serving the Jabalia refugee camp — restoring intermittent power to approximately 35,000 residents for the first time in four months.

UNICEF reported that the restoration of even limited electrical capacity has allowed the reopening of two water desalination plants, which are critical to preventing the spread of waterborne diseases in the overcrowded enclave.

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process urged both sides to recommit to the ceasefire framework and warned that continued violations risk a full resumption of hostilities that would push humanitarian conditions "past the point of recovery."