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Thhese days showcase a very distinctive phenomenon: the inaugural US parade of the overseers. Their attributes range in their skills and traits, but they all have the identical mission – to avert an Israeli breach, or even devastation, of the delicate ceasefire. After the conflict finished, there have been few days without at least one of the former president's delegates on the ground. Just in the last few days featured the presence of a senior advisor, Steve Witkoff, JD Vance and Marco Rubio – all appearing to execute their duties.

Israel keeps them busy. In only a few short period it launched a wave of attacks in Gaza after the loss of two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel – resulting, as reported, in scores of Palestinian casualties. Multiple leaders urged a renewal of the fighting, and the Israeli parliament approved a initial resolution to annex the West Bank. The US reaction was somewhere between “no” and “hell no.”

However in various respects, the Trump administration seems more concentrated on maintaining the present, tense stage of the truce than on progressing to the subsequent: the reconstruction of Gaza. When it comes to that, it looks the US may have goals but no concrete strategies.

At present, it is uncertain when the planned multinational governing body will actually assume control, and the similar applies to the proposed military contingent – or even the identity of its members. On Tuesday, Vance declared the United States would not force the membership of the foreign unit on Israel. But if Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet persists to refuse multiple options – as it did with the Turkish proposal lately – what follows? There is also the opposite point: which party will decide whether the units supported by the Israelis are even prepared in the task?

The matter of how long it will require to demilitarize Hamas is just as ambiguous. “The expectation in the government is that the multinational troops is intends to at this point take charge in demilitarizing the organization,” stated Vance lately. “That’s going to take some time.” Trump further highlighted the uncertainty, stating in an conversation a few days ago that there is no “fixed” deadline for Hamas to demilitarize. So, theoretically, the unnamed members of this still unformed international force could deploy to Gaza while Hamas members continue to wield influence. Would they be dealing with a governing body or a insurgent group? These represent only some of the questions surfacing. Some might ask what the outcome will be for ordinary civilians under current conditions, with the group carrying on to target its own political rivals and opposition.

Recent incidents have yet again emphasized the blind spots of local journalism on both sides of the Gazan frontier. Every outlet seeks to examine each potential aspect of Hamas’s breaches of the ceasefire. And, usually, the reality that Hamas has been hindering the repatriation of the remains of deceased Israeli captives has taken over the coverage.

Conversely, attention of non-combatant fatalities in the region resulting from Israeli attacks has obtained minimal attention – if at all. Take the Israeli response attacks after Sunday’s Rafah occurrence, in which two soldiers were fatally wounded. While Gaza’s authorities claimed dozens of casualties, Israeli news analysts criticised the “limited answer,” which focused on just installations.

That is typical. Over the previous weekend, the press agency accused Israel of violating the ceasefire with Hamas multiple times since the ceasefire began, causing the death of 38 Palestinians and injuring another 143. The claim seemed insignificant to the majority of Israeli reporting – it was simply absent. Even information that 11 members of a Palestinian household were fatally shot by Israeli troops a few days ago.

Gaza’s emergency services said the individuals had been trying to go back to their dwelling in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City when the vehicle they were in was targeted for allegedly going over the “yellow line” that demarcates zones under Israeli army command. That limit is not visible to the naked eye and appears just on maps and in authoritative records – sometimes not available to everyday people in the area.

Even that event hardly got a reference in Israeli news outlets. A major outlet mentioned it in passing on its digital site, citing an Israeli military spokesperson who stated that after a questionable transport was detected, soldiers fired warning shots towards it, “but the vehicle continued to advance on the troops in a manner that created an direct threat to them. The troops opened fire to remove the threat, in line with the truce.” Zero casualties were stated.

Amid such narrative, it is little wonder many Israeli citizens believe the group exclusively is to at fault for violating the peace. That view threatens encouraging calls for a stronger approach in the region.

At some point – possibly sooner than expected – it will not be sufficient for all the president’s men to play caretakers, telling Israel what not to do. They will {have to|need