Trump’s Middle East envoy claims the Gaza truce has entered a “second phase.” For Palestinians, this announcement rings hollow. A ceasefire that leaves hundreds dead, families starved, and an entire population trapped under siege is not peace—it is a public relations exercise masking ongoing atrocity.
If this truce were genuine, why does starvation persist as a weapon? Why are aid deliveries still throttled while children die of hunger and cold? Why are journalists barred from Gaza and the West Bank, if not to conceal the full scale of destruction? Silence from the United States and the European Union in the face of these questions is not neutrality—it is complicity.
Even more damning is the West’s continued political, military, and diplomatic support for Benjamin Netanyahu, a leader credibly accused by international bodies of war crimes. International law is invoked loudly against official enemies, yet conveniently ignored when violations are committed by allies. This double standard shatters any remaining claim to moral leadership.
A real ceasefire requires accountability, unrestricted humanitarian access, and an end to collective punishment. Anything less is not a second phase of peace—it is the continuation of war by other means.
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