Nadene Goldfoot
There have been three formal ceasefires between Israel and Hamas
in the Gaza war since October 7, 2023.
There is always a risk that relief operations negotiated in the context
of a cease-fire may be used as a “bargaining chip” by the parties to
the conflict, so as to obtain political or military compromises or to
test the good faith of the adverse party or its ability to control its own
troops or a given territory. Relief organizations must be aware of this
risk and evaluate the danger that they may incur in the field because
of this. Humanitarian assistance must not be conditional.
Below, female IDF on leave now: A hug 477 days in the making.
The ceasefires are:
November 2023-December 1, 2023 (1 week cease fire)
- First Ceasefire (November 2023): This was a temporary, Qatari-brokered truce that began on November 24, 2023, and lasted for a week with extensions until December 1, 2023. It facilitated the exchange of over 100 hostages for 240 Palestinian prisoners and allowed for an increase in humanitarian aid.
- 2 years later: January-March 2025 (2 months cease fire)
- Second Ceasefire (January–March 2025): A second ceasefire was initiated in January 2025 as part of a multi-phase peace plan. This agreement was ultimately short-lived, with hostilities resuming in March 2025. (2 months)
7 months later: October 10, 2025-December 9, 2025 (2 months with violations)
- Third Ceasefire (October 2025 – present): A U.S.-brokered comprehensive peace plan led to a third ceasefire agreement, which formally went into effect on October 10, 2025, and is currently in effect December 9, 2025 . Both sides have accused each other of numerous violations since it began.
83 hostages were killed in Gaza, 168 hostages survived and were returned. As of November 25, 2025, 1 hostage's remains are still in Gaza. On 22 October 2023, a list of the 204 hostages was published. According to Israel, at least 250 additional individuals were captured on the first day of the war, but rescued that day.
Israel couldn't even hold negotiations about it. "On 10 October 2023, the spokesperson for Hamas's military wing Abu Obaida broadcast a message on Al Jazeera that Hamas would not consider any hostage negotiations unless Israel ceased any military effort to respond to Hamas attacks." Insane!!! One does not stand still and allow someone to keep on hitting them first in a surprise attack when there was no call for such an attack; and their attack was unlike any other in the world except in ancient days. It was the goriest.
Of the wounded hostages that died in Gaza, Then 8 months later, "As of 6 June 2024, Hamas refused to allow representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross to meet with the 7 October hostages in Gaza. The hostages are believed to have been dispersed among different Hamas members and factions, as well as among other militant groups, gangs, and families." 
Benjamin Netanyahu's family portrait
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a second phase of the US-brokered plan to end the war in Gaza is close - but that key issues still need to be resolved.
Under the second phase of President Donald Trump's plan, Israel should withdraw its troops further from Gaza as a transitional authority is set up and an international security force is deployed. Hamas is meant to disarm and reconstruction to begin.
With questions outstanding over Hamas disarmament, one senior official has suggested the group is ready to consider "freezing or storing" its remaining weapons.
The US and other mediators have been applying pressure on both sides to advance to the next stages of Trump's plan.
Reuters
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