The ceasefire in Gaza has marked six months since the initial deal, offering a pause in intense fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas. However, significant work remains to achieve lasting stability, including disarmament and reconstruction.

Friday marks six months since Gaza’s ceasefire deal took effect, a milestone largely lost in the confusion over the new and even more fragile ceasefire in the Iran war. The ravaged Palestinian territory of 2 million people has seen the most intense fighting stop between Israeli forces and Hamas-led militants. But most of the ceasefire work remains to be done, from disarming Hamas and ending its two-decade rule to deploying an international stabilisation force and beginning vast reconstruction......