As part of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump announced on January 16, 2026, the appointment of General Jasper Jeffers to lead the newly established International Stabilization Force in the Gaza Strip.

Another form of occupation? U.S. advance forces arrive in "Israel" to monitor Trump’s Gaza plan.

Amid the Israeli aggression on Qatar, urgent questions arose over Washington’s complicity and whether the Gulf states that normalized relations would go so far as to cut ties with the Israeli Occupation in defense of the Gulf system and its much-touted unity.

Some Arab states echoed “Israel’s” narrative, promoting the image of generous aid deliveries in Gaza, while denying the existence of famine.

“Israel” is exploiting the Palestinians’ suffering—and its own killing of them through bombardment, sniping, and starvation—to push forward a project aimed at imposing a new reality in Gaza.