A ceasefire was granted for Gaza on October 9 after two years of recently ongoing conflict, at least from this current war.

Originally, this conflict between them has been caused by historical and political disputes ever since 1948. It was only until October 7, 2023, that it started to show more into the public outside of Palestine and Israel, with war being initiated and reported that either of them began to launch assaults towards each other. There is still misinformation surrounding this, and this was only roughly affirmed by Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Education.

This isn’t the first-ever Ceasefire that has happened in Gaza. According to National Public Radio (NPR), there have been only three ceasefires ever since the 24 of November two years ago.

Abrar Siddique, along with Hala Albarhouthi, two Torrington High School students, share their perspective on it. Siddique stated, “I feel like the ceasefire is for namesake, I don’t think they actually mean a ceasefire. They (Israel) don’t stick with it.”

Reuters reported that “Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after airstrikes kill 26 in Gaza” on October 19. It has been recently shown that there have already been a few violations made for this now fragile ceasefire.

Reuters also interviewed U.S. President Donald Trump, saying, “It’s going to be handled, toughly, but properly” towards the fragile ceasefire.

Albarhouthi mentioned having relatives who have been struggling within Gaza’s current living conditions, and or have sadly passed away within Gaza. Samiya Samad, a student who is deeply interested and fascinated with history, shares her stance on the conflict, “It’s the media that they (Israel) consume in their own country. They feel pride for their country, and Americans do it. It’s psychological at this point, and so there’s no one really to blame.”