What may seem like a technical disagreement is in fact a struggle over Gaza’s future governance. Roee Kibrik, head of research at Mitvim, the Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, said, “It is quite clear that the Israeli government’s goal in Gaza is to continue the war, even at low intensity, and to prevent progress from phase-one to phase-two of Trump’s plan, which would advance a diplomatic process potentially leading to a Palestinian state.”
