Overview
- Internal presentations revealed by Politico show senior U.S. officials doubt the agreement’s executability and warn of a security vacuum.
- The proposed International Stabilization Force exists only on paper, with few troop pledges and Israeli opposition to Turkish participation.
- A month into the truce, Phase 1 remains unfinished due to pending transfers of some hostage remains, and movement toward Phase 2 has largely stalled according to European officials.
- Analyses presented to officials say Hamas has rebuilt significant armed capacity, with roughly 7,000 fighters, intensifying demilitarization challenges including holdouts under Rafah.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio defends the initiative yet warns West Bank settler violence could undercut the Gaza pause and says any stabilization force would not be a combat unit.