Overview
- European officials and Reuters report the plan’s second phase has effectively stalled, with rebuilding likely limited to territory under Israeli control.
- Internal U.S. analyses say there is no clear roadmap for the transition beyond the ceasefire and describe the proposed International Stabilization Force as a paper concept lacking troop commitments, with Israel rejecting Turkish participation.
- The documents warn of a looming security vacuum and aid bottlenecks and estimate Hamas has reconstituted roughly 7,000 fighters.
- Disputes over governance persist as the Palestinian Authority seeks an early return to Gaza while Israel conditions any role on reforms, complicating any handover.
- The assessments were presented at a two‑day symposium led by Lt. Gen. Michael Fenzel, even as the administration publicly defends the initiative and Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls the approach risky but promising.