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Thhese days showcase a very unique occurrence: the inaugural US parade of the babysitters. Their qualifications differ in their skills and characteristics, but they all have the identical objective – to prevent an Israeli violation, or even demolition, of the delicate truce. Since the hostilities concluded, there have been few days without at least one of Donald Trump’s delegates on the ground. Only recently saw the presence of Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, a senator and a political figure – all appearing to carry out their duties.

Israel keeps them busy. In only a few days it initiated a wave of operations in Gaza after the killings of a pair of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops – leading, according to reports, in scores of Palestinian fatalities. Multiple officials urged a restart of the war, and the Israeli parliament passed a initial decision to annex the West Bank. The US response was somewhere ranging from “no” and “hell no.”

However in more than one sense, the Trump administration appears more intent on maintaining the present, unstable stage of the truce than on moving to the next: the reconstruction of Gaza. Regarding that, it looks the United States may have ambitions but few specific strategies.

Currently, it remains uncertain when the proposed multinational administrative entity will effectively begin operating, and the similar goes for the appointed security force – or even the composition of its personnel. On Tuesday, a US official stated the US would not force the structure of the international force on Israel. But if the prime minister's cabinet persists to refuse multiple options – as it acted with the Ankara's offer this week – what happens then? There is also the contrary question: which party will determine whether the forces favoured by the Israelis are even willing in the assignment?

The question of the duration it will take to demilitarize the militant group is similarly vague. “The aim in the government is that the multinational troops is will at this point take charge in neutralizing the organization,” said the official this week. “That’s will require a period.” The former president further reinforced the lack of clarity, stating in an discussion a few days ago that there is no “fixed” schedule for Hamas to disarm. So, in theory, the unidentified members of this not yet established global force could enter the territory while the organization's members continue to hold power. Would they be confronting a governing body or a guerrilla movement? Among the many of the issues surfacing. Others might question what the result will be for everyday Palestinians in the present situation, with the group continuing to target its own political rivals and opposition.

Current events have once again underscored the omissions of Israeli media coverage on both sides of the Gaza boundary. Every publication attempts to examine each potential aspect of the group's breaches of the ceasefire. And, typically, the reality that Hamas has been delaying the repatriation of the bodies of slain Israeli captives has taken over the news.

On the other hand, reporting of civilian deaths in Gaza caused by Israeli operations has received little focus – if any. Consider the Israeli counter attacks following Sunday’s southern Gaza occurrence, in which a pair of troops were fatally wounded. While local officials claimed dozens of fatalities, Israeli television commentators criticised the “moderate answer,” which hit solely facilities.

This is nothing new. Over the past few days, the press agency alleged Israel of violating the ceasefire with Hamas multiple times since the ceasefire began, causing the death of 38 Palestinians and wounding another 143. The claim was unimportant to the majority of Israeli reporting – it was simply ignored. That included accounts that eleven members of a Palestinian family were lost their lives by Israeli soldiers last Friday.

The emergency services reported the group had been attempting to return to their dwelling in the Zeitoun district of the city when the vehicle they were in was fired upon for supposedly going over the “boundary” that demarcates areas under Israeli military command. This boundary is not visible to the human eye and appears just on maps and in official papers – often not available to ordinary people in the area.

Yet that incident barely got a mention in Israeli media. A major outlet referred to it shortly on its online platform, referencing an IDF representative who explained that after a questionable transport was detected, forces shot alerting fire towards it, “but the transport kept to advance on the troops in a fashion that caused an immediate risk to them. The soldiers shot to remove the threat, in compliance with the ceasefire.” No fatalities were claimed.

With such narrative, it is no surprise a lot of Israeli citizens think Hamas exclusively is to blame for infringing the ceasefire. This view risks fuelling calls for a tougher strategy in the region.

At some point – perhaps in the near future – it will no longer be enough for American representatives to take on the role of supervisors, telling the Israeli government what not to do. They will {have to|need