European officials fear U.S.-backed plan risks cementing Israeli occupation of Gaza A temporary Israeli defensive line in Gaza risks becoming a permanent border. The U.S. is pushing a reconstruction plan only for the Israeli-occupied side. This plan would require a massive forced migration of Palestinians. Israel is backing anti-Hamas militias within the occupied zone. The stalemate over Hamas disarmament and Gaza’s governance remains unresolved. A dangerous new reality is hardening in Gaza, and it’s one that threatens to permanently erase the territory’s geography and subjugate its people under indefinite Israeli military rule. As the Trump administration’s ceasefire plan falters, European officials and regional…

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