When the U.S. brokered a ceasefire last year, Israel controlled half of Gaza. Now Israeli forces have pushed deeper, and Palestinians are paying a deadly price.

Iran ceasefire has been interrupted by sporadic fighting since it was signed, but the latest confrontations this past week are leaving world leaders and companies to figure out what might come next.

In contrast, negotiators in the Mideast are still getting started, with the midterm U.S. elections looming and Trump eager to end the unpopular war. Two U.S. envoys arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with mediators about the an initial deal to end the war in Iran.

Ceasefires in the Middle East seem especially susceptible to revision, alteration and contradiction.  Missiles still get fired; airstrikes

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The U.S.-Iran ceasefire has effectively collapsed, with President Donald Trump formally notifying Congress that hostilities against Iran resumed on July 7, while U.S. forces carry out new strikes, revive a blockade of Iranian shipping and propose a 20 percent fee for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

We now have clear plans for a multinational force in Ukraine, made up of more than 25 countries, ready to deploy within days to help guarantee peace once a ceasefire is in place,” the British prime minister said.