The situation on the ground in Gaza was ripe for a ceasefire. That doesn't mean it's ripe for long-lasting peace between Israel and Hamas. The post The Gaza Ceasefire Was Overdue. That Doesn't Mean It Will Last appeared first on World Politics Review.

Israel’s defense minister has announced a series of raids that he says are targeting “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, as Palestinian officials warned of a “man-made disaster.”

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Sunday’s delayed start to the truce was a minor problem compared with the difficult choices and American leverage needed to get both parties to the second phase, which could end the war.

What began as a battle between Israel and Hamas morphed into a much wider regional conflict that has reshaped much of the Middle East.

Qatar’s foreign ministry said the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday.

The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour through mountains of rubble looking for bodies of those killed by Israeli bombardments during the 15-month war.

Israeli government spending on the war in 2024 has raised the national debt to 69% of GDP, with the overall debt reaching 1.33 trillion shekels.

A year after Israel vowed to wipe Hamas ‘off the face of the earth’ following the 7 October attack into Israel the conflict has spread across the Middle East

Under the terms of the three-phased Gaza ceasefire deal, Hamas will release hostages held in Gaza in exchange for the liberation of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails during the first phase of the truce,

Hamas named on Friday four Israeli "women soldiers" held hostage since October 7 whom it plans to release from captivity in a second exchange under a ceasefire deal that has halted the Gaza war.Israel confirmed it had received the list of names.