The first phase of President Donald Trump’s proposed ceasefire has provided welcome relief for Israelis and Palestinians affected by wartime violence the past two years. In addition to the release of 20 remaining Israeli hostages in concert with the release of approximately 1,700 Palestinian detainees, flows of humanitarian aid are entering Gaza at unprecedented rates, including from the southern Rafah crossing at the Egyptian border.

In the interim, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has announced the formation of a 15-member panel who will work in concert with Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” to oversee postwar governance in Gaza. Despite a pause in general violence, however, hundreds of thousands of Gaza residents remain in desperate need of basic nutrition, medical care, short-

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