Abu Taher
US President Donald Trump has signed a Gaza ceasefire document alongside key mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey in the first week of October 2025. The ceremony, held in Egypt, followed the release of all Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Out of the 30 world leaders attended, many thought that Trump’s peace plan to the Middle East is premature and would be fragile and not to be endured for long time. The primary work of the deal done but, crucial steps are yet resolved as many of the details still need to be hammered out in the process. Although the peace deal is signed by Israel and Hamas, past experiences have shown that Zionists has always broken the treaties and the truce. They have never been committed to any of their commitments.
Yet beneath the hopeful rhetoric lies a deep skepticism rooted not in cynicism, but in history. The ceasefires in the Israel-Palestine conflict have proven flimsy, often collapsing under the weight of mistrust, retaliation, and geopolitical ambitions. Many wonder whether this truce will soon join the long list of failed peace attempts.
Since 1948, every major war between Israel and its Arab neighbors, from the first Arab-Israeli War to the recent conflicts, has been marked by ceasefire agreements that dissolved into renewed violence. The pattern continued through the 1982 Lebanon War, the 2006 Second Lebanon War, and successive Gaza conflicts in 2008–09, 2012, and 2014. Each time, the promise of peace was short-lived.
The Gaza War of 2012 offered a particularly telling example- a ceasefire declared after eight days of fighting was violated multiple times within weeks. The same grim cycle repeated after October 7, 2023, when Israel launched a large-scale military campaign in Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, ostensibly to eliminate Hamas. Hundreds of civilians perished in that offensive; an episode condemned by international human rights organisations as a war crime.
It is against this backdrop that the 2025 ceasefire must be judged. The agreement, while symbolically significant, has yet to prove its resilience. On October 19, barely nine days into the truce, Israel carried out new airstrikes and heavily pounded 150 tonnes of bombing across Gaza citing alleged attacks by Hamas. Once again, the peace was shattered, and the fragile sense of safety evaporated overnight.
Among the Muslim countries, including Iran, reaffirmed its support for efforts to end the while the country was urging the international community to remain vigilant against potential Israeli violations of the newly brokered ceasefire.
Should we believe, this is the end of the false sense of safety they have been clinging to. Nine days into the ceasefire, Gazans were increasingly worried that the fragile truce could collapse and full-scale war will restart.
The fear is also looming that the ceasefire could collapse at any moment, especially now. Since the ceasefire began, not a single day has passed without attacks or casualties in Gaza. Moreover, Israeli troops are still occupying about half of Gaza, denoted on maps by a thick yellow line that indicates where civilians can go in the first phase of the ceasefire. Despite the intense day of violence, Palestinians still cling on to hope that the two sides could work out their disagreements and that the ceasefire might hold.
We hope the ceasefire continues, and that the social, economic and political life improves so that one day they can return to their homeland and have a fundamental right to lead a normal life.
The writer is a journalist and communication professional
