# Three years into Gaza war, why stopping the fighting is easier than ending it

https://mins.news/en/item/89044

- CGTN, 2026-10-06 09:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-06/Gaza-after-three-years-Why-stopping-the-war-is-easier-than-ending-it-1R16WLa2cDK/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Three years after Hamas attacked Israel and the Gaza war began, a fragile ceasefire has sharply reduced fighting, but key disputes remain over who will control Gaza, whether Hamas will disarm and how Israel will ease restrictions on Palestinian life. A US-backed roadmap has yet to resolve implementation challenges, while Israeli access restrictions compound the humanitarian crisis and mediators have not settled the underlying disagreements.

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