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These days present a very unique situation: the pioneering US march of the caretakers. Their attributes range in their qualifications and characteristics, but they all share the common objective – to avert an Israeli infringement, or even devastation, of the unstable truce. Since the war ended, there have been scant occasions without at least one of Donald Trump’s representatives on the scene. Only in the last few days saw the likes of a senior advisor, Steve Witkoff, a senator and Marco Rubio – all arriving to execute their assignments.

The Israeli government engages them fully. In just a few short period it launched a series of operations in the region after the deaths of two Israeli military personnel – leading, according to reports, in many of local casualties. Multiple leaders urged a resumption of the fighting, and the Israeli parliament approved a preliminary resolution to annex the West Bank. The American stance was somehow ranging from “no” and “hell no.”

However in various respects, the Trump administration seems more concentrated on upholding the current, unstable stage of the truce than on progressing to the next: the rebuilding of Gaza. Concerning this, it seems the United States may have ambitions but no tangible strategies.

At present, it is unknown when the planned global oversight committee will actually take power, and the similar applies to the appointed military contingent – or even the composition of its soldiers. On Tuesday, a US official said the US would not force the composition of the foreign unit on Israel. But if Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet keeps to refuse multiple options – as it did with the Ankara's suggestion recently – what happens then? There is also the contrary point: which party will decide whether the forces preferred by the Israelis are even willing in the task?

The issue of the duration it will require to demilitarize the militant group is just as vague. “Our hope in the government is that the multinational troops is going to at this point take charge in disarming Hamas,” said Vance recently. “That’s will require a period.” Trump further reinforced the ambiguity, declaring in an interview a few days ago that there is no “hard” schedule for the group to lay down arms. So, hypothetically, the unidentified members of this still unformed international contingent could arrive in Gaza while Hamas militants continue to hold power. Are they dealing with a leadership or a guerrilla movement? These represent only some of the issues surfacing. Some might wonder what the result will be for everyday Palestinians in the present situation, with Hamas continuing to attack its own political rivals and opposition.

Current events have once again highlighted the blind spots of Israeli reporting on each side of the Gaza frontier. Every source strives to scrutinize each potential angle of the group's breaches of the truce. And, in general, the fact that the organization has been delaying the repatriation of the remains of deceased Israeli hostages has taken over the news.

By contrast, coverage of non-combatant deaths in the region caused by Israeli operations has received scant notice – if at all. Consider the Israeli response actions after a recent southern Gaza occurrence, in which two troops were lost. While Gaza’s officials reported dozens of fatalities, Israeli television pundits complained about the “moderate answer,” which targeted only facilities.

That is nothing new. Over the past few days, the information bureau accused Israel of infringing the peace with Hamas 47 times after the agreement came into effect, resulting in the loss of 38 Palestinians and injuring another many more. The claim was unimportant to the majority of Israeli reporting – it was just missing. This applied to accounts that 11 members of a local family were fatally shot by Israeli troops recently.

The emergency services reported the individuals had been attempting to go back to their dwelling in the a Gaza City area of the city when the bus they were in was attacked for allegedly passing the “demarcation line” that marks territories under Israeli army authority. This boundary is invisible to the naked eye and appears just on plans and in official papers – often not available to average individuals in the area.

Even this occurrence barely received a mention in Israeli media. Channel 13 News mentioned it briefly on its website, citing an Israeli military official who said that after a suspicious car was identified, troops shot alerting fire towards it, “but the car continued to approach the forces in a manner that posed an direct danger to them. The soldiers engaged to neutralize the danger, in compliance with the truce.” No injuries were stated.

Amid this framing, it is little wonder numerous Israeli citizens think Hamas alone is to at fault for breaking the truce. This belief threatens prompting demands for a more aggressive strategy in Gaza.

Sooner or later – possibly in the near future – it will not be adequate for American representatives to act as caretakers, advising the Israeli government what to avoid. They will {have to|need