Sources speculated that newly-minted CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss -- who is pro-Israel -- played any role in the decision to oust Patta.

The shaky peace is holding, once again, largely because of American pressure. America has established a “Civil-Military Co-ordination Centre” in Israel under a four-star admiral to ensure Israel adheres to the agreement.

The goal is was to stabilize the ceasefire and clear the roughly half of Gaza that Israel controls of Hamas militants.

Israel’s intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip this week marked the most serious challenge yet for a fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

This situation between all-out conflict and a comprehensive peace provides no closure: Palestinians are in constant fear of the next wave of deadly strikes, while Israel teeters perpetually on the brink of war.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz clashed over the war in Gaza during a joint press conference in Ankara on Thursday. While Merz reaffirmed Germany's firm support for Israel,