Sometimes a truce doesn’t end with a missile, but with a political decision.
Gaza City, October 2025.
The night sky once again ignited over the Mediterranean enclave. Israel resumed air and artillery strikes across the Gaza Strip, ending the brief illusion of a ceasefire that had lasted barely ten days. The Israeli government justified the renewed offensive by citing fresh rocket attacks from southern Gaza, while Palestinian authorities denounced it as “a complete rupture of the truce and of the peace process.”
The now-collapsed truce—brokered by Egypt, Qatar, and the European Union—had included a phased release of hostages, the reopening of humanitarian corridors, and plans for reconstruction aid. United Nations sources confirmed that these commitments were suspended following the new bombardments, which left dozens dead and displaced thousands of families once again.
Analysts at the Atlantic Council and the European Union Institute for Security Studies suggest that the escalation stems from both internal political pressure within Israel and the exhaustion of its containment strategy in Gaza. In Jerusalem, members of the ruling coalition demanded a “decisive response” to militia incursions, while Washington urged restraint amid growing fears of another humanitarian disaster.
Diplomatic channels in Doha and Cairo reportedly worked overnight to reestablish communication between the parties, but without success. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry condemned the airstrikes as “a direct violation of previously agreed terms” and warned that continued escalation could “bury any remaining prospect of lasting peace.”
From Brussels, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs stated that “the international community cannot allow diplomacy to die beneath the noise of bombs.” Meanwhile, the UN Secretary-General called for an immediate ceasefire, stressing that “civilians cannot continue to pay the price of political mistrust.”
The Lowy Institute in Sydney noted that the collapse of the peace framework reinforces the perception of a conflict that has become structurally chronic—where every negotiation attempt ends as prelude to another war. For Human Rights Watch, the ongoing strikes violate fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.
On the ground, Gaza presents an image of exhaustion and despair: hospitals without fuel, schools turned into shelters, families displaced for the third time in a year. Humanitarian convoys remain stranded at the Rafah crossing, and rescue teams dig through rubble with bare hands. “There is no such thing as a truce when silence is broken by missiles,” said a local aid worker.
Hamas responded swiftly, accusing Israel of “destroying the foundations of negotiation” and promising retaliation. The Israeli cabinet countered that “there will be no peace while terrorists remain armed,” effectively closing the door to immediate talks.
Diplomatic circles now consider the peace process indefinitely suspended. What a week ago was hailed as an “historic accord” has dissolved into yet another chapter of an unending war. Once again, the region returns to instability—where every explosion redraws the map of power and every silence hides the shape of a future confrontation.
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