"He said it twice, to leave no room for doubt. on Tuesday, in the Israeli parliament, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made it clear that, following the recovery of the body of the last hostage in Gaza, the next phase of the ceasefire is not the reconstruction of the devastated Strip, but the disarmament of Hamas and the demilitarization of Gaza."
"The father of that same ceasefire, Donald Trump, has been supporting it in his latest statements: in December he said that he was not worried about anything Israel is doing and has threatened Hamas with destruction if it does not disarm, even though the plan was initially presented in parallel with the deployment of an international force (the ISF, which has not yet been announced) and further Israeli withdrawals, with the IDF still controlling more than half of Gaza."
"The rest has been, rather, a partial respite. Israeli airstrikes are much more limited, but they have killed more than 500 people during the ceasefire. The presence of a final hostage in Gaza (whose discovery was guided by Hamas and involved the opening of more than 200 graves) was one of the arguments Israel used to justify keeping Rafah closed."
Netanyahu demands disarmament of Hamas and demilitarization of Gaza after the recovery of the last hostage's body, placing military neutralization before reconstruction. Donald Trump publicly supported that demand, warning Hamas with destruction if it does not disarm, even though the original plan included an international force (ISF) and further Israeli withdrawals while the IDF retains control of more than half of Gaza. Israeli and Palestinian experts warn that conditioning the ceasefire's next phase on full disarmament risks ending the ceasefire. Rafah's planned reopening under U.S. pressure will allow two-way passage but limited strikes have still killed over 500 people.
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