Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Gaza Truce Stalls as Disarmament Dispute Blocks Progress
A year ago, a truce was meant to help stop the war in Gaza.
It helped return the remaining hostages and allowed more aid to enter.
But many parts of the plan have not happened.
Israel says Hamas must give up its weapons before Israel leaves more of Gaza.
Hamas and the Trump administration say these steps should happen together and in stages.
Israel still carries out strikes, and people have been killed on both sides since the truce began.
Plans for a new Palestinian administration and an international force have also stalled.
Many families in Gaza are still living in tents or damaged homes and do not know when they can return.
A ceasefire deal halted major military operations, returned all remaining hostages, and increased humanitarian access, but many promised changes have not followed.
Israel says progress depends on Hamas fully disarming; Hamas and the Trump administration say disarmament and Israeli withdrawal should happen in stages and in parallel.
Israel has continued strikes and expanded its control in Gaza; the Gaza Health Ministry says more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed since the truce began.
Plans for a new Palestinian administration and an international stabilisation force have stalled, while Hamas remains the dominant power in areas outside Israeli military control.
Many of Gaza’s roughly 2 million Palestinians remain displaced in tents, damaged buildings, or the rubble of their former homes.
- Who
- Israel, Hamas, the Trump administration, and Palestinians in Gaza.
- What
- A year-old ceasefire agreement has stalled amid disagreement over Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawal, and Gaza's future administration.
- When
- One year after the ceasefire deal; the article also refers to Israeli elections scheduled for October 27.
- Where
- The Gaza Strip, with political negotiations involving Israel and the Trump administration.
- Why
- Israel conditions further progress and withdrawal on Hamas fully disarming, while Hamas and the Trump administration support linking disarmament to phased Israeli withdrawal.
Hamas and Trump administration
Israeli government
Order and timing of disarmament and withdrawal
Hamas and Trump administration
Hamas and the Trump administration say disarmament should happen gradually and in stages, linked to Israeli withdrawal and a halt to strikes.
Israeli government
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from any part of Gaza until Hamas is completely disarmed.
- Ceasefire deal
- A 20-point agreement brokered by Donald Trump and Arab allies.
- Gaza population
- About 2 million Palestinians.
- Israeli control
- Israel controls more than half of Gaza, according to the article.
- Palestinian deaths since truce
- More than 1,400, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
- Israeli soldiers killed since truce
- Five, according to the article.
- International force plan
- Announced in February but had not materialised; Indonesia had pledged 8,000 soldiers and later put its plans on hold.
- Israeli election date
- October 27, as stated in the article.