An American writer warns: The reconstruction of Gaza should not be a gateway to expanding the Israeli occupation.

An article published by National Interest magazine stated that U.S. policies allow Israel to violate the ceasefire and exacerbate the humanitarian situation in Gaza, emphasizing that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump supports misguided reconstruction plans that reinforce occupation and support its expansion.

Writer and foreign policy analyst Alexander Langlois pointed out that Washington has not seriously addressed the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, but preferred to focus on projects that rebuild areas designated only for Israelis, leaving Palestinians trapped in devastated areas suffering from a lack of aid and basic services.

He explained that the idea of "alternative safe communities" - which the administration intends to build - is nothing more than a rebranding of detention camps for Palestinians, where residents are prevented from moving under the control of Israeli forces or potential international forces, in clear violation of international law and principles of human security.

He asserted that the real goal of this plan is not to protect civilians, but to pressure the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) to disarm by using aid as a political weapon, while keeping Palestinians in narrow and deprived areas, serving the continuation of Israeli control over the occupied territories.

Langlois noted that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly stated that his forces would not withdraw before disarming Hamas, despite this contradicting the ceasefire agreement.

Israel has also adopted an indirect displacement plan by controlling food and shelters, and exploiting "safe" areas to encourage displacement towards besieged areas under Israeli control.

The writer believes that entrenching the current "yellow line" that separates areas under Hamas control from those under Israeli control in Gaza is a "recipe for perpetual war," which does not serve U.S. interests.

A war like this would deepen U.S. involvement in the Middle East, which could distract Washington from major concerns at home and in other parts of the world.

Any decision to deepen U.S. involvement in Gaza through blatant unilateral support for Israel - especially when it supports failed and illegal policies that kill civilians - does not reflect the behavior of an administration genuinely interested in achieving peace, according to the article.

The writer - who is the editor-in-chief of "Down" political magazine - reminded that the U.S.- and Israeli-backed "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" has failed in its mission, exacerbating famine within the sector instead of contributing to its resolution, and collected intelligence on Palestinians.

Israel killed more than two thousand Palestinians near alleged aid sites, according to the writer, while the foundation justified the killings as unrelated to its operations, blaming Hamas for the deaths.

The article argues that this is neither integrity nor neutrality, but complicity at the expense of civilian lives.

The article criticized the continued investment and support of the United Nations for initiatives like the foundation, alongside Trump's ceasefire plan, which will not lead to sustainable peace in the region and prioritizes Israeli interests at the expense of Palestinian civilians.

The writer concluded that the unbalanced political relationship between Washington and Tel Aviv drives the United States to make decisions that serve Israeli interests at the expense of international law and Palestinian rights.

The real solution is to pressure Israel to respect the ceasefire, withdraw completely, and work towards the establishment of a Palestinian state without preconditions.