Israel x Hamas Ceasefire Phase II by 2026?

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The latest change is that the ceasefire’s next stage is still stuck on the same fault line: Hamas disarmament and Israeli withdrawal sequencing, with no fresh public breakthrough in the past 24-48 hours. That matters because the market resolves only on a publicly announced mutual agreement, not on an informal signal from mediators or a unilateral statement from one side. [1][2][10]

Recent history argues for caution around the 65% crowd view. Phase two was announced or discussed before, but reporting in January and later showed that talks repeatedly stalled or produced no progress, with Hamas rejecting the disarmament شرط and Israel insisting on movement there before advancing. The broader pattern is that phase-one ceasefires in Gaza often hold in practice only while mediated bargaining continues, but formal second-stage deals are much harder because they bundle security guarantees, prisoner exchanges, force withdrawals, and governance arrangements into one package. [1][2][5][6][10]

For traders, the key catalysts are scheduled mediator talks in Cairo or elsewhere, any joint readout from the US, Qatar, Egypt, or Israel, and any sign that Hamas and Israel have both accepted a written framework on demilitarisation and transitional governance. AP reported earlier rounds of second-phase talks beginning in Cairo with mediators discussing aid and the next-stage endgame, while later AP and BBC updates showed those talks can stall quickly or remain in limbo when one side walks back conditions. The immediate watch items are therefore official statements, not battlefield developments: a named agreement text, a mediator communiqué, or confirmation that both parties have endorsed the same second-phase terms. [8][10][12][14][17]

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