The international billion-dollar initiative for Gaza, with its 20,000-strong stabilization force, sparks growing skepticism in Jerusalem.
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At inaugural “Board of Peace” meeting, Israeli foreign minister backs demilitarization and “deradicalization,” framing the plan as the first to target Gaza’s “root problem.”
The recipe for deradicalizing the Strip may be a dangerous pipe dream.
Washington touts billions for Phase 2 governance and reconstruction, while Israeli intelligence warns Hamas is rebuilding power “from the bottom up.”
Staff Sergeant Ofri Yafe from Moshav HaYogev, a member of the Paratroopers Brigade Recon Unit (Sayeret Matkal), was fatally struck by friendly fire in the southern Gaza Strip; the IDF has launched an investigation.
Billionaire Yakir Gabay joins the Trump-backed initiative to rebuild Gaza.
In the midst of Gaza’s reconstruction, Ankara dedicates a house of worship whose namesake is regarded as the ideological pioneer of al-Qaeda. In Jerusalem, the decision is interpreted as a political signal.
The decision to dispatch the troops depends on Jakarta’s government and international developments, an army spokesperson said.
The coastal enclave does not exist in a vacuum; it is one node, albeit a vital one, in a network of extremism and terrorism that runs across the region.
Navy commandos freed two captives during Operation “Golden Hand” after 129 days in Hamas captivity.
