From Oct. 10 onward, the first phases of the Israel-Gaza Ceasefire were set in motion.

The Israel-Palestine conflict has been raging on, attracting the attention of humans all over the world. It has brought its news of death and destruction for now a second year from its anniversary of the Hamas attack on Southern Israel on Oct 7, 2023.

Protests in regards to sending aid and ending the bloodshed in Palestine have been on a rise recently, with also the actions of the Global Sumud Flotilla — the sailing aid that reached the Gaza strip in search of providing humanitarian aid.

News of a break in the war has finally reached a more secure way due to the U.S. position in working on validating a ceasefire that would actually lead to peaceful negotiations of ending the war once and for all.

It was first confirmed when the U.S. and the administration of President Trump helped broker an agreement that they would establish as the first sign of peace. Khalil al-Hayya, the chief negotiator for Hamas, confirmed that Israel and Hamas had “reached an agreement to end the war.”

The negotiations of a peace summit occurred in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. They were mediated by Qatar and Egypt delegates who worked to use the U.S. peace plan to fully cement the ceasefire and stop further attacks or violence.

President Trump sees the negotiations going forward and the ceasefire holding as “everybody is happy, and I think it’s going to stay that way.”

Oakland University’s own Political Science professor and Chair of the Department, Dr. Peter Trumbore, spoke in an interview with Fox 2 Detroit.

“What was accomplished today was the easy part. This is what both sides could agree on now, that both sides wanted now and that pushes all the really, incredibly difficult questions down the road to some unspecified future date. So, while I would like to be as optimistic as the President was today, and tell your viewers that this does represent some new dawn in the Middle East, I think it’s way too premature to go there,” Thumbore said.

Furthermore, on The Pulse, he stated that there are many things left uncovered and pushed onward that leaders will have to navigate after the initial ceasefire is reconciled. Such as “a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the question of whether or not Hamas will disarm, the question of what future role if any Hamas will have in Gaza, how Gaza is to be governed…”

The first moments following the announcement of ceasefire were ones that, like many other conflicts before, still held some resistance. Though hostages, both alive and deceased, have been released from both sides, there were still some skirmishes left between the territories.

Another 26 victims have been added to the tally of the dead, after what was said to be a “blatant violation” of the Truce by Hamas, Israeli forces struck again. It is noted that ceasefires often hold these lasting dangers in their first months of existence, but President Trump said he would ensure the ceasefires still stand and progress.

 “Either way … it’s going to be handled toughly but properly,” the president said.

After over 70 years of ongoing conflict and thousands of deaths, there is still much action to be taken to ensure that both territories are at peace.