Open-ended Gaza ceasefire (2014)
⊗ CollapsedAn Egyptian-brokered open-ended ceasefire ended 50 days of war in Gaza in August 2014. It restored calm and loosened some restrictions, but never produced the promised durable political settlement and was overtaken by later wars.
After multiple short pauses failed, Israel, Palestinian armed groups, and the Palestinian Authority accepted an open-ended ceasefire on August 26, 2014. The arrangement stopped military action, expanded humanitarian and reconstruction access, and adjusted fishing and perimeter restrictions.
The ceasefire ended the immediate war, but indirect talks did not resolve Gaza's blockade, security, or political status. Recurrent escalations followed, culminating in the May 2021 war and then the much larger 2023 conflict. The agreement is marked collapsed because it no longer governs the parties.
Duration: Open-ended
- Complete cessation of military action by both sides
- Easier flow of humanitarian and reconstruction goods through crossings
- Expanded fishing zone and relaxed access near Gaza's perimeter
The full terms were not officially released; OCHA recorded the publicly reported provisions.
Party: Palestinian armed groups
Basis: Established from the documented sequence
The UN post-ceasefire record identifies rockets fired by militants from Gaza before Israel's first responsive airstrike. Attribution is to the armed groups that launched those rockets; the public record does not establish which faction fired the earliest projectile.
Sources:
Sources
- UN Secretary-General — Open-ended Gaza ceasefire
- UN OCHA — Hostilities in Gaza and Israel, August 27, 2014
- UNRWA — Gaza Situation Report 50
Last updated 2026-07-17