2025, Vol. 7, Issue 10, Part B

Author(s): Amit and B Parkash

Abstract: Since the outbreak of intense hostilities in Gaza, repeated cycles of fighting and fragile truces have underscored both the urgency and the difficulty of securing a durable ceasefire. Multiple regional and international actors - most prominently Egypt, Qatar, the United States, the United Nations, and Turkey - have played mediating roles at different moments, each bringing distinct leverage and constraints. This article maps the main mediators and their tools, identifies the core political, military, and humanitarian obstacles that have repeatedly derailed ceasefire efforts, and assesses short- and medium-term prospects for a lasting cessation of hostilities. It concludes with policy recommendations intended to make negotiations more durable: (1) sequencing and verifiability around hostage releases and withdrawals, (2) stronger, neutral monitoring and humanitarian guarantees, (3) parallel regional confidence-building measures, and (4) attention to post-ceasefire reconstruction and governance that can reduce incentives for renewed violence.

DOI: 10.33545/26646021.2025.v7.i10b.711

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