Official leading Trump's Gaza ceasefire effort criticizes Israel for its attacks

The official in charge of President Trump's ceasefire plan for Gaza criticized Israel for its attacks on the Palestinian territory and warned that the alternative to the U.S. proposal is the next war.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8640x5760+0+0/resize/8640x5760!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2F9d%2F9b2fcf214d0fa0b690afa5854355%2Fap26238387762183.jpg' alt='Palestinians walk past a food-aid warehouse damaged in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a nearby house in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026.'/><p>The official in charge of President Trump's ceasefire plan for Gaza criticized Israel for its attacks on the Palestinian territory and warned that the alternative to the U.S. proposal is the next war.</p><p>(Image credit: Abdel Kareem Hana)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-140400' />