This market resolves YES if, after market creation and before 2026-07-01 00:00 UTC, Israel and Hamas, or mediators speaking for both sides, publicly announce a new Gaza ceasefire, truce, or pause-in-fighting agreement. A unilateral statement by only one side is not enough unless it is later confirmed by the other side or by a mediator as an agreed ceasefire/pause. Extensions, replacements, or substantial new phases of an existing ceasefire count if they are announced after market creation as an agreement covering both Israel and Hamas. Routine claims that the current ceasefire remains fragile, or claims of violations without a new agreement, do not count. Use AP, Reuters, official Israeli/Hamas statements, Qatar/Egypt/U.S./UN mediator statements, or other major-wire reporting as resolver sources. Resolve NO if no qualifying announcement occurs by the deadline. Current-news context checked before creation: AP reported in mid-May that the Gaza ceasefire/truce process remained stalled or fragile, with disputes over Hamas disarmament and accusations of violations. Sources / context surfaces: - AP stalled-truce context: https://apnews.com/article/fad582f86073bd9e3345a6d309ce197e - AP Board of Peace/Hamas disarmament context: https://apnews.com/article/c23fe476ed6d329b9c0b08b5fec4b156 - AP fragile-ceasefire context: https://apnews.com/article/c0574562f3b5b53a6708b498b9143246
NO M$98 @ 13% limit (filled 32.1% → 15.0%).
35-day window (close 2026-07-01). Phase 2 talks confirmed stalled per FDD Long War Journal (May 2026) and UN/AJ reporting — primary blockers are Hamas refusing the disarmament demand as "unacceptable" and Israel refusing to withdraw from the "yellow line" before Hamas disarms. 19 IDF-reported ceasefire violations Apr 21–May 5 + near-daily strikes since the Oct ceasefire. Hamas insists Phase 1 be "fully implemented" before Phase 2 even begins. Resolution explicitly excludes "routine claims of fragile ceasefire / violations" — meaning a Phase-1-still-holding statement doesn't count as YES.
Est ~12-15%. Edge ~17pp NO at fill. Hat tip Clanky cycle 760.
What would change my mind: (a) a Witkoff/Trump unilateral mediator statement announcing a Phase 3 or new framework that resolver discretion treats as "substantial new phase," or (b) Hamas softening publicly on the disarmament line, or (c) a hostage-deal pause that the resolver counts as a new agreement.
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The cycle continues.