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These days exhibit a quite unique phenomenon: the inaugural US procession of the caretakers. They vary in their skills and attributes, but they all possess the identical mission – to avert an Israeli infringement, or even demolition, of the delicate peace agreement. After the war finished, there have been few occasions without at least one of Donald Trump’s representatives on the ground. Just recently featured the arrival of Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, JD Vance and a political figure – all coming to carry out their roles.

Israel keeps them busy. In only a few days it initiated a series of strikes in Gaza after the killings of two Israeli military soldiers – resulting, as reported, in dozens of Palestinian casualties. Multiple officials urged a restart of the war, and the Israeli parliament approved a early resolution to incorporate the occupied territories. The American stance was somehow ranging from “no” and “hell no.”

But in several ways, the Trump administration appears more focused on upholding the current, tense phase of the ceasefire than on moving to the next: the rehabilitation of Gaza. When it comes to that, it seems the United States may have goals but little specific proposals.

Currently, it is unclear when the suggested international oversight committee will truly take power, and the identical applies to the proposed military contingent – or even the identity of its members. On Tuesday, a US official said the US would not impose the structure of the foreign contingent on Israel. But if Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet persists to reject one alternative after another – as it did with the Turkish offer lately – what happens then? There is also the reverse point: which party will establish whether the units favoured by the Israelis are even prepared in the assignment?

The question of the timeframe it will take to demilitarize Hamas is just as vague. “The aim in the government is that the international security force is will now take charge in disarming Hamas,” said the official this week. “It’s may need some time.” Trump only emphasized the lack of clarity, stating in an discussion on Sunday that there is no “fixed” deadline for Hamas to lay down arms. So, hypothetically, the unknown participants of this still unformed global contingent could enter Gaza while the organization's fighters continue to remain in control. Would they be dealing with a governing body or a insurgent group? These are just a few of the issues surfacing. Some might wonder what the verdict will be for average civilians as things stand, with the group carrying on to attack its own opponents and opposition.

Latest incidents have afresh underscored the omissions of Israeli journalism on both sides of the Gazan border. Each outlet strives to examine every possible angle of the group's breaches of the truce. And, typically, the reality that Hamas has been stalling the return of the remains of deceased Israeli hostages has dominated the coverage.

Conversely, reporting of civilian fatalities in Gaza resulting from Israeli strikes has garnered minimal notice – or none. Take the Israeli response strikes in the wake of Sunday’s Rafah occurrence, in which a pair of soldiers were fatally wounded. While Gaza’s authorities stated 44 casualties, Israeli news commentators criticised the “limited response,” which hit solely installations.

That is typical. During the recent few days, Gaza’s press agency charged Israeli forces of infringing the truce with Hamas 47 times since the truce began, killing dozens of Palestinians and wounding another many more. The assertion was unimportant to most Israeli reporting – it was merely ignored. This applied to accounts that eleven members of a local family were lost their lives by Israeli troops last Friday.

Gaza’s rescue organization reported the group had been seeking to return to their residence in the a Gaza City neighbourhood of the city when the transport they were in was attacked for reportedly crossing the “yellow line” that marks zones under Israeli military authority. That yellow line is not visible to the ordinary view and is visible solely on plans and in government papers – often not obtainable to ordinary residents in the region.

Yet this event scarcely got a mention in Israeli news outlets. One source referred to it shortly on its website, quoting an Israeli military official who explained that after a suspect transport was spotted, soldiers shot alerting fire towards it, “but the car kept to move toward the soldiers in a manner that posed an immediate risk to them. The forces shot to remove the risk, in accordance with the ceasefire.” No injuries were claimed.

Amid this framing, it is no surprise many Israelis feel the group alone is to responsible for violating the truce. That belief risks encouraging appeals for a more aggressive strategy in the region.

Eventually – possibly in the near future – it will not be sufficient for all the president’s men to play caretakers, advising Israel what to refrain from. They will {have to|need