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Thhese days present a quite unusual situation: the inaugural US parade of the overseers. Their qualifications differ in their skills and characteristics, but they all have the common goal – to avert an Israeli violation, or even demolition, of the delicate peace agreement. After the hostilities concluded, there have been few days without at least one of the former president's representatives on the ground. Just this past week included the presence of Jared Kushner, a businessman, JD Vance and Marco Rubio – all appearing to perform their assignments.

Israel occupies their time. In just a few short period it executed a series of strikes in Gaza after the deaths of a pair of Israeli military personnel – leading, based on accounts, in dozens of Palestinian fatalities. Multiple officials called for a resumption of the war, and the Knesset approved a early resolution to annex the occupied territories. The American stance was somewhere between “no” and “hell no.”

But in various respects, the Trump administration appears more focused on preserving the existing, uneasy period of the truce than on advancing to the following: the rebuilding of Gaza. Concerning that, it looks the US may have goals but few specific strategies.

At present, it remains uncertain at what point the suggested multinational administrative entity will effectively take power, and the similar applies to the appointed military contingent – or even the identity of its soldiers. On Tuesday, Vance declared the US would not force the composition of the foreign force on Israel. But if Benjamin Netanyahu’s government keeps to refuse multiple options – as it acted with the Ankara's suggestion this week – what follows? There is also the contrary issue: who will decide whether the troops supported by Israel are even willing in the assignment?

The issue of how long it will need to neutralize the militant group is equally vague. “Our hope in the administration is that the global peacekeeping unit is intends to now take charge in demilitarizing the organization,” remarked Vance lately. “It’s may need some time.” Trump only emphasized the lack of clarity, stating in an interview on Sunday that there is no “fixed” schedule for the group to disarm. So, in theory, the unknown participants of this yet-to-be-formed international contingent could enter Gaza while the organization's fighters continue to hold power. Would they be confronting a administration or a insurgent group? These are just a few of the questions emerging. Some might wonder what the result will be for ordinary Palestinians under current conditions, with Hamas continuing to focus on its own opponents and critics.

Recent developments have once again underscored the blind spots of Israeli media coverage on each side of the Gaza border. Each outlet seeks to examine every possible aspect of Hamas’s violations of the ceasefire. And, usually, the fact that Hamas has been delaying the return of the remains of slain Israeli hostages has monopolized the coverage.

By contrast, reporting of non-combatant casualties in the region caused by Israeli attacks has garnered scant attention – if any. Take the Israeli retaliatory strikes in the wake of a recent Rafah event, in which two military personnel were killed. While Gaza’s sources reported dozens of deaths, Israeli television analysts questioned the “moderate reaction,” which targeted just installations.

This is typical. During the previous weekend, Gaza’s information bureau charged Israel of infringing the ceasefire with Hamas multiple times since the truce came into effect, causing the death of dozens of individuals and harming another 143. The claim seemed irrelevant to the majority of Israeli media outlets – it was simply ignored. Even reports that 11 individuals of a local family were killed by Israeli forces last Friday.

Gaza’s emergency services reported the family had been seeking to go back to their dwelling in the a Gaza City neighbourhood of Gaza City when the bus they were in was fired upon for reportedly passing the “boundary” that marks zones under Israeli military authority. That limit is unseen to the human eye and is visible solely on maps and in government records – sometimes not obtainable to average people in the territory.

Even this event scarcely rated a note in Israeli journalism. Channel 13 News covered it briefly on its website, quoting an Israeli military spokesperson who stated that after a questionable transport was identified, forces fired alerting fire towards it, “but the transport continued to approach the forces in a way that caused an direct risk to them. The soldiers shot to eliminate the threat, in line with the ceasefire.” Zero casualties were reported.

Amid such framing, it is no surprise many Israelis feel Hamas alone is to blame for infringing the truce. This view threatens prompting appeals for a tougher approach in Gaza.

At some point – maybe sooner than expected – it will not be sufficient for US envoys to play kindergarten teachers, instructing Israel what to refrain from. They will {have to|need