Gaza Ceasefire
May 6 – July 15, 2026 Updated Jul 15
Every published chapter of The Fold's coverage of Gaza Ceasefire, in one place — oldest to newest, updated as the story develops.
Talks on second phase of Gaza ceasefire stall over Hamas disarmament
Mediators briefed the UN Security Council that consolidating the truce signed in October has become more difficult, with Hamas refusing to discuss the next phase until first-phase commitments on aid, prisoner exchanges and partial Israeli withdrawal are completed.
Gaza death toll passes 73,000 as strikes persist under broken ceasefire
Gaza's Health Ministry says more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war began, including over 20,000 children, with at least 1,000 killed by Israeli fire in the eight months since the October 2025 ceasefire that President Trump declared had ended the war.
Hamas dissolves its Gaza government, handing civil rule to a UN-backed committee
Hamas said it has dissolved the body that has run Gaza and will transfer day-to-day affairs to a technocratic committee under a US-founded Board of Peace. It stopped short of disarming — the deadlocked core of the ceasefire.
Israel now holds nearly 70% of Gaza as the ceasefire enters its tenth month
Nine months into a US-brokered truce, Israel now holds nearly 70% of Gaza — up from about half — even as strikes continue. A July 14 attack in Jabalia killed a police commander and several of his officers.