Both sides say they want the ceasefire to hold. Their statements describe different deals.
After the latest round of talks, each side published its own account of what was agreed. Read side by side, the two statements agree on a pause in fighting and disagree on almost everything that would make it last. We publish both, and mark what independent observers have actually confirmed.
Key points
- A pause in fighting began at the agreed hour — confirmed by the mediator and ground monitors, not by either side's statement.
- The withdrawal timeline is disputed: asserted by one side, denied by the other, absent from the mediator's note.
- Prisoner exchanges: promised within the first week by one side, conditional with no date by the other.
- Casualty figures from both sides remain unverified — no independent confirmation exists.
What happened
After the latest round of ceasefire talks, each side published its own account of what was agreed. The mediator confirmed one thing both statements share: a pause in fighting began at the agreed hour, and monitors on the ground confirmed it too. Beyond the pause, the two accounts describe different deals — one side speaks of an agreed withdrawal timeline, the other says no such timeline exists.
The same split runs through the details. One statement promises prisoner exchanges beginning within the first week; the other makes exchanges conditional, with no fixed start. And each side has published casualty figures for the final week of fighting that the other disputes — figures no independent body has confirmed, which is why this page does not headline them.
Both sides, in their own words
Both sides heard. Neither believed for free. Publishing a side's version is not endorsing it — the claim checks below are where verdicts live.
Side A · Side A — official statement
- The agreement includes a full withdrawal timeline, verified by mediators.
- Prisoner exchanges begin within the first week of the pause.
Side B · Side B — official statement
- No withdrawal timeline was agreed; only a pause in active operations.
- Exchanges depend on conditions being met first — there is no fixed start date.
Independently verified
A pause in fighting began at the agreed hour.Not yet verified
Casualty figures published by each side for the final week of fighting.Claim by claim
Why this label: Confirmed by the mediator and by monitors on the ground — not by either side's statement alone.
On the ladder: a claim earns Verified from primary evidence, or from two independent sources that do not copy each other.
Why this label: Asserted by one side, denied by the other, and not addressed in the mediator's published note. State statements count as that side's position — never as proof.
On the ladder: credible sources conflict, so we show both workings. One side's own statement is that side's position — never proof.
Why this label: War casualty numbers are high-risk claims. Neither side's figures have independent confirmation, so we do not headline them as fact.
On the ladder: the evidence so far sits low — early, single or social sources. We publish the claim as a claim, never as fact.
Why this label: One side's statement promises exchanges in the first week; the other makes them conditional with no fixed start date. Both statements are shown; neither settles it.
On the ladder: credible sources conflict, so we show both workings. One side's own statement is that side's position — never proof.
What we know / what we don't know yet
What we know
- A pause in fighting began at the agreed hour (mediator + monitors).
- Both sides published statements, and the statements disagree on the withdrawal timeline.
- Neither side's casualty figures have independent confirmation.
What we don't know yet
- Whether a withdrawal timeline was actually agreed.
- When prisoner exchanges will begin, if at all.
- The true casualty figures for the final week of fighting.
Why it matters
Ceasefires fail in the gap between what was announced and what was agreed. When two official statements describe different deals, readers who only see one of them are being misled by omission — and people living under the pause make real decisions based on which version they believe.
Update history
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Mediator's confirmation added; the pause itself is now Verified. The withdrawal timeline remains Disputed.