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Aya Batrawy
NPR international correspondent and Gulf bureau chief based in Dubai, formerly an Associated Press Middle East correspondent for over a decade.
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Nov 16, 2025
What is a ceasefire?
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10:28Aya BatrawyGUEST
It's been difficult to transition from the first phase to the next because the second phase really redraws the security architecture of Gaza.
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10:41Aya BatrawyGUEST
That's a key part of the ceasefire deal, and a key part of that is bringing in an international stabilization force.
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10:48Aya BatrawyGUEST
That would be international troops, mainly Arab and Muslim forces, to come in and provide the security that Gaza would need and to disarm Hamas, but not by force.
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11:00Aya BatrawyGUEST
That is when you would start to see the other puzzle pieces coming together, which is Israel withdrawing from more than half of the territory that it currently controls.
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Daniel EstrinGUEST
So all of that will make it very difficult for Israelis to feel a sense that this chapter is over.
