Gaza ceasefire implementation may extend well past Trump presidency, Rubio says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said that the implementation of the second and third phases of the Gaza ceasefire may be an issue that extends well past the term of Donald Trump's presidency. Rubio was speaking to reporters at his year-end press conference. He had been asked about the status of the ceasefire, to which he responded that the war "ended.... at that scale and scope". He acknowledged that "no one's claiming this is going to be easy", and that Israel needs to "feel secure". Investors in Gaza's future need to have certainty that Hamas will not carry out attacks, Rubio said. This is despite hundreds of ceasefire violations carried out by Israel since 10 October, killing children in particular. Asked where US allies stood on providing troops for the "international stabilisation force" in Gaza, Rubio described it as something that has yet to be formed. Earlier this week, Trump said he believed it was "already running".