Is Israel Preparing for a Long-term Occupation of Gaza?

Alright, here's what's on tap for the day: A Palestinian American peace advocate discusses the war in Gaza , U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio axes the team that tracks foreign disinformation , and Nvidia gets grilled over chip sales to China .

Welcome back to Foreign Policy's Situation Report. We've got some exciting news: Rishi is officially teaming up with John as co-author of the newsletter. Rishi is a Manchester United supporter; John is a Liverpool FC supporter.



We are proof that people can overcome their differences and work together. There's still hope for the world! Welcome back to Foreign Policy's Situation Report. We've got some exciting news: Rishi is officially teaming up with John as co-author of the newsletter.

Rishi is a Manchester United supporter; John is a Liverpool FC supporter. We are proof that people can overcome their differences and work together. There's still hope for the world! Alright, here's what's on tap for the day: A Palestinian American peace advocate discusses the war in Gaza, U.

S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio axes the team that tracks foreign disinformation, and Nvidia gets grilled over chip sales to China. Is Israel Preparing for a Long-term Occupation of Gaza? It's been roughly a month since phase one of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas ended without the two sides agreeing to a phase two deal, and Israel restarted air and ground attacks in Gaza.

Israel has escalated its operation there in the time since, while continuing to block humanitarian aid from entering the enclave. Israel put forward a new cease-fire proposal this week, which included a call for Hamas to disarm. The militant group rejected it, but on Thursday said it's willing to release all remaining hostages as part of a deal to end the war and in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

Meanwhile, Israel's defense minister on Wednesday said that troops will indefinitely remain in "security zones" in Gaza to act "as a buffer between the enemy and...

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