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... Some Trump administration officials are deeply concerned that the Gaza peace deal between Israel and Hamas could break down because of the difficulty implementing many of its core provisions, as private documents obtained by POLITICO and circulating among U.S. officials underscore the lack of a clear path forward.

The compendium of documents was presented last month during a two-day symposium of a few hundred people for U.S. Central Command and members of the newly created Civil-Military Coordination Center, which was established in southern Israel as part of the peace agreement between Israel and Hamas that went into effect Oct. 10.

The materials were shown to a few dozen people convened by Lt. Gen. Michael Fenzel, the United States security coordinator for Israel-Palestinian Authority, along with other officials, according to a symposium participant. The group included representatives from the State Department, Defense Department, nongovernmental organizations and private companies like RAND.

The presentation surfaces a particular concern about whether a so-called International Stabilization Force -- a multinational security initiative meant to keep the peace in Gaza -- can really be deployed. One slide shows an arrow with a question mark on it linking the first and second phases of the U.S.-brokered peace plan, underscoring the uncertainty about its prospects. ...