--- description: Attempts to achieve peace in the Middle East seem unlikely when even the diplomatic nations dislike each other. title: No Peace For The Peacemakers image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1e77269787b6e45/69869ca33617608efc90d24e/al-shalam_gaza.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Israeli-Gaza Cease-Fire Talks at a Stalemate by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 22, 2014 5:14 PM CUT  A Palestinian inspects the damage of the Al-Shalam (Peace) tower, destroyed by an overnight Israeli strike on July 22, 2014. A Palestinian inspects the damage of the Al-Shalam (Peace) tower, destroyed by an overnight Israeli strike on July 22, 2014.Lefteris Pitarakis—AP by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 22, 2014 5:14 PM CUT Attempts to achieve peace between Israel and Gaza remain at a stalemate, with no progress made on a potential ceasefire. The fact that the nations who are trying to broker the peace — Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey — have their own unsettled disputes after the Arab Spring has been slowing negotiations down. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Cairo this week in attempt to encourage cease-fire agreements, but the Israeli military confirming a solider has gone missing in Gaza virtually eliminates the hope of a quick truce. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3019645/israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3019645/israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks/"},"headline":"Israeli-Gaza Cease-Fire Talks at a Stalemate","datePublished":"2014-07-22T17:14:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:16:55.130Z","description":"Successful ceasefire negotiations in the Middle East seem unlikely","url":"https://time.com/3019645/israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks/","keywords":["The Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1e77269787b6e45/69869ca33617608efc90d24e/al-shalam_gaza.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1e77269787b6e45/69869ca33617608efc90d24e/al-shalam_gaza.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A Palestinian inspects the damage of the Al-Shalam (Peace) tower, destroyed by an overnight Israeli strike on July 22, 2014.","caption":"A Palestinian inspects the damage of the Al-Shalam (Peace) tower, destroyed by an overnight Israeli strike on July 22, 2014.","creditText":"Lefteris Pitarakis—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3019645/israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks/","name":"Israeli-Gaza Cease-Fire Talks at a Stalemate"}}]}] ```