"Over the past two months, Israel has violated the ceasefire almost daily, killing and injuring hundreds of Gazans. What is the risk that the ceasefire might collapse? The ceasefire has indeed been violated by both sides and on many occasions. Over 350 Palestinians have been killed and several Israeli soldiers wounded. There are also reports of Palestinians dying of cold due to exposure in and around Rafah."
"In order to move onto the second phase of the peace plan, Hamas is required to disarm, and the Israel Defense Forces must begin to withdraw from Gaza. Do you foresee either side following through on these terms? Hamas have always argued that they would not fully disarm until some form of Palestinian government was in place in Gaza and the IDF had begun to withdraw. But Israel has said that the IDF withdrawal will not happen unless Hamas is disarmed."
The truce backed by the Trump administration nears the end of its first phase, which includes hostage-prisoner exchanges and renewed humanitarian access to Gaza. The ceasefire has been violated by both sides almost daily, producing hundreds of Gazan casualties, some Israeli wounded, and reports of Palestinians suffering exposure near Rafah. International actors including the Trump administration, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey are pressing both parties to avoid a return to full-scale war. Movement to phase two requires Hamas disarmament and an IDF withdrawal, but Hamas conditions disarmament on a Palestinian governing presence while Israel conditions withdrawal on Hamas disarmament. The administration is trying to push forward arrangements for a multinational Arab/Muslim stabilization force and a Palestinian-led technocratic government.
Read at The Walrus
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]