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These times present a very distinctive situation: the first-ever US march of the overseers. They vary in their skills and characteristics, but they all share the common objective – to stop an Israeli infringement, or even destruction, of the fragile truce. Since the conflict concluded, there have been scant occasions without at least one of Donald Trump’s envoys on the scene. Only in the last few days included the likes of a senior advisor, a businessman, JD Vance and a political figure – all coming to execute their duties.

The Israeli government keeps them busy. In just a few days it launched a wave of strikes in Gaza after the loss of a pair of Israeli military troops – leading, as reported, in scores of local casualties. Several leaders urged a renewal of the conflict, and the Knesset approved a preliminary measure to incorporate the occupied territories. The American stance was somehow between “no” and “hell no.”

However in several ways, the US leadership appears more concentrated on preserving the present, tense stage of the truce than on progressing to the next: the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. Concerning that, it seems the United States may have aspirations but no concrete strategies.

For now, it is uncertain when the proposed global oversight committee will truly begin operating, and the same is true for the designated peacekeeping troops – or even the composition of its members. On Tuesday, Vance declared the US would not impose the structure of the international force on Israel. But if Benjamin Netanyahu’s government persists to refuse various proposals – as it did with the Ankara's proposal this week – what follows? There is also the contrary question: who will establish whether the forces supported by the Israelis are even willing in the assignment?

The question of the duration it will require to demilitarize the militant group is equally ambiguous. “The expectation in the administration is that the global peacekeeping unit is going to now take charge in disarming Hamas,” remarked the official this week. “It’s will require some time.” Trump only reinforced the ambiguity, declaring in an interview a few days ago that there is no “fixed” timeline for the group to demilitarize. So, hypothetically, the unidentified elements of this still unformed international contingent could enter Gaza while Hamas militants still wield influence. Would they be facing a governing body or a militant faction? These are just a few of the issues emerging. Some might ask what the result will be for ordinary civilians under current conditions, with Hamas carrying on to target its own political rivals and opposition.

Latest developments have yet again emphasized the gaps of Israeli media coverage on the two sides of the Gazan border. Every outlet attempts to analyze each potential angle of Hamas’s breaches of the ceasefire. And, typically, the reality that Hamas has been hindering the return of the remains of killed Israeli captives has dominated the news.

Conversely, attention of civilian casualties in the region caused by Israeli operations has received scant attention – or none. Take the Israeli retaliatory actions after a recent Rafah event, in which a pair of troops were fatally wounded. While local officials claimed 44 deaths, Israeli television pundits questioned the “light response,” which focused on just infrastructure.

That is nothing new. During the previous weekend, the information bureau charged Israeli forces of breaking the ceasefire with Hamas multiple occasions after the ceasefire was implemented, killing dozens of Palestinians and wounding another many more. The assertion appeared unimportant to the majority of Israeli media outlets – it was just missing. This applied to reports that eleven individuals of a Palestinian family were lost their lives by Israeli forces last Friday.

The civil defence agency said the individuals had been trying to return to their home in the Zeitoun district of the city when the vehicle they were in was attacked for supposedly going over the “yellow line” that demarcates zones under Israeli army authority. That boundary is not visible to the human eye and appears only on plans and in authoritative papers – often not obtainable to average residents in the area.

Even that event scarcely received a note in Israeli journalism. One source covered it in passing on its digital site, referencing an Israeli military spokesperson who stated that after a suspect car was identified, soldiers fired alerting fire towards it, “but the car persisted to advance on the forces in a manner that created an imminent risk to them. The forces engaged to remove the risk, in line with the agreement.” No casualties were reported.

Given such perspective, it is no surprise many Israelis believe the group solely is to blame for violating the peace. That belief threatens encouraging demands for a more aggressive strategy in Gaza.

At some point – possibly sooner rather than later – it will no longer be enough for all the president’s men to play caretakers, telling Israel what to refrain from. They will {have to|need