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Israel–Palestinian Islamic Jihad ceasefire (2022)

Signed 2022-08-07 · Israel & Palestine
⊗ Collapsed

Egypt and the United Nations mediated a ceasefire after three days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in August 2022. Another Israel–PIJ escalation in May 2023 showed that the arrangement had not become durable.

The August 2022 ceasefire ended three days of Israeli strikes and Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket fire. Egypt was the central mediator, with the United Nations supporting the effort.

The immediate cessation held, but the wider disputes and detention issues behind the escalation were not resolved. Fighting between the same parties returned in May 2023, requiring another ceasefire. This record is marked collapsed rather than holding.

What was agreed

Duration: Open-ended cessation of fire

Conditions:
  • Both sides stop military operations
  • Egypt continues work on humanitarian and detainee-related issues
Who broke it

Party: Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other armed factions

Basis: Established from the documented sequence

UN reporting records repeated rocket fire from Gaza before the May 2023 Israel–PIJ escalation, including more than 100 rockets launched by PIJ and other factions on May 2. Israel responded with airstrikes, and launched the larger May 9 operation one week later.

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Timeline
2023-05-09
New Israel–PIJ fighting begins
2022-08-07
Egyptian-mediated ceasefire takes effect

Sources

Last updated 2026-07-17