AP Analysis: October 2025 Gaza Ceasefire 'Increasingly Hollow' — Israel Controls 60%+ of Strip, Phase 2 Paralyzed

An AP analysis published June 2, 2026 documented how the October 2025 Gaza ceasefire has become effectively meaningless as a peace instrument. Israel now controls approximately 60% of the Gaza Strip (up from ~50% at signing) while Hamas remains armed. Phase 2 of the peace plan — which was supposed to lead to Hamas disarmament, full Israeli withdrawal, and reconstruction — is completely paralyzed. UN Special Envoy Nickolay Mladenov confirmed in May the plan is 'at a standstill.' The international stabilization force envisioned in the deal has not deployed. The Gaza Board of Peace reconstruction fund has received less than $1 billion of $17 billion pledged. At least 932 Palestinians have been killed and 2,900+ wounded since the ceasefire was supposed to take effect. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad unanimously rejected the Mladenov disarmament road map, tying any weapons talks to Palestinian statehood and full Israeli withdrawal. The AP analysis noted that the word 'ceasefire' no longer has a consistent meaning — with Israel continuing targeted strikes and military operations while calling them 'security operations' under the ceasefire framework.