TEL AVIV — Torrential rain has turned the Gaza Strip’s tent cities into swamps, killed at least a dozen people and washed away hopes that a ceasefire that has lasted two months would substantially improve the quality of life for millions of displaced people.

Trump administration officials want to recruit around 10,000 troops under a U.S. general to stabilize postwar Gaza, officials say, but some governments are reluctant to commit to a mission that could expand to disarming Hamas.

The next steps for the president’s 20-point Gaza peace plan have been mired in uncertainty and a lack of detail, but that may be set to change. Here’s what to know.

Local officials said they were unable to cope with the storm because of fuel shortages and damage to equipment.

Heavy rains inundated the Gaza coastline, flooding tents, collapsing buildings and killing more than a dozen people, including an infant.

President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan is set to enter a new phase within weeks, but crucial pieces of the agreement remain undefined as Israel tightens its military grip on the battered enclave.

A cease-fire after two years of war with Israel has allowed Hamas to tighten its grip on power again. “It’s still standing,” one Israeli official said.

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Severe weather conditions over the past 72 hours in Gaza have left 14 people dead, including three children, the director general of the Gaza-based Health Ministry Munir Al-Boursh told CNN.