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U.S. Lacks the Tools to Engineer a Major Shift in Gaza
(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - After Monday's meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, it appears no major decisions were reached and no serious disputes erupted. In Gaza, the Yellow Line remains in place, possibly for years. In other arenas, Israel remains largely free to act as it sees fit. Trump echoed talking points closely aligned with Netanyahu's messaging, both in his public opening remarks and behind closed doors. The U.S. has not succeeded in assembling a stabilization force for Gaza, a key prerequisite for implementing the second phase of Trump's peace plan. Only Turkey and Italy have expressed readiness to participate, but Israel has ruled out any Turkish role and Trump made clear he does not intend to force Israel to accept Turkish involvement near its borders. The Palestinian governing body meant to administer Gaza does not yet exist even on paper. Without a viable plan for Gaza as a whole, Trump and his envoys have little incentive to clash with Netanyahu or demand further Israeli withdrawals. The bottom line is that Washington currently lacks both the tools and the readiness to engineer a major shift in Gaza, Iran or other active fronts.