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These days present a very unusual phenomenon: the first-ever US parade of the caretakers. Their qualifications differ in their expertise and attributes, but they all have the identical mission – to avert an Israeli violation, or even demolition, of the delicate peace agreement. Since the hostilities finished, there have been rare occasions without at least one of Donald Trump’s delegates on the territory. Only in the last few days featured the presence of a senior advisor, Steve Witkoff, JD Vance and a political figure – all coming to carry out their roles.

Israel keeps them busy. In just a few days it initiated a set of attacks in Gaza after the loss of a pair of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops – resulting, as reported, in many of local fatalities. A number of leaders urged a renewal of the war, and the Knesset approved a early decision to incorporate the West Bank. The US stance was somewhere ranging from “no” and “hell no.”

Yet in various respects, the American government appears more concentrated on upholding the existing, unstable stage of the truce than on moving to the subsequent: the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip. Concerning that, it looks the US may have aspirations but no specific strategies.

Currently, it remains uncertain at what point the proposed multinational administrative entity will truly assume control, and the identical applies to the appointed peacekeeping troops – or even the identity of its personnel. On Tuesday, Vance stated the United States would not impose the membership of the international contingent on Israel. But if Benjamin Netanyahu’s government persists to refuse multiple options – as it acted with the Turkish offer recently – what happens then? There is also the reverse question: who will determine whether the units supported by Israel are even interested in the task?

The question of the duration it will take to demilitarize Hamas is similarly ambiguous. “The aim in the government is that the international security force is intends to now take charge in neutralizing Hamas,” said the official lately. “It’s going to take a while.” The former president further highlighted the ambiguity, saying in an discussion recently that there is no “hard” schedule for the group to disarm. So, in theory, the unnamed participants of this still unformed global force could enter Gaza while Hamas members continue to remain in control. Would they be dealing with a governing body or a militant faction? Among the many of the questions emerging. Some might question what the result will be for ordinary civilians under current conditions, with Hamas continuing to target its own opponents and dissidents.

Current incidents have afresh underscored the gaps of local journalism on the two sides of the Gazan border. Each source seeks to examine each potential perspective of Hamas’s violations of the ceasefire. And, in general, the fact that Hamas has been stalling the return of the bodies of killed Israeli hostages has taken over the coverage.

By contrast, coverage of civilian deaths in Gaza resulting from Israeli attacks has garnered minimal notice – if at all. Consider the Israeli response actions following Sunday’s Rafah incident, in which a pair of military personnel were lost. While local sources claimed dozens of deaths, Israeli news commentators questioned the “moderate answer,” which hit solely facilities.

That is not new. Over the previous few days, Gaza’s press agency alleged Israeli forces of violating the truce with Hamas multiple times since the ceasefire began, resulting in the loss of dozens of Palestinians and harming another 143. The claim was unimportant to most Israeli media outlets – it was merely absent. That included reports that 11 members of a local family were fatally shot by Israeli forces last Friday.

The rescue organization reported the individuals had been trying to go back to their dwelling in the Zeitoun area of Gaza City when the vehicle they were in was attacked for reportedly crossing the “demarcation line” that marks zones under Israeli army command. This yellow line is invisible to the naked eye and appears only on maps and in official documents – often not obtainable to ordinary residents in the area.

Yet this event hardly received a mention in Israeli journalism. One source referred to it briefly on its digital site, citing an Israeli military representative who explained that after a questionable vehicle was identified, soldiers fired alerting fire towards it, “but the car persisted to approach the forces in a way that posed an imminent risk to them. The soldiers opened fire to remove the risk, in accordance with the ceasefire.” No casualties were reported.

Given such framing, it is understandable many Israelis think Hamas alone is to at fault for breaking the truce. This view could lead to prompting appeals for a more aggressive stance in the region.

Sooner or later – possibly in the near future – it will no longer be adequate for all the president’s men to take on the role of caretakers, instructing Israel what to avoid. They will {have to|need