Afrasianet - Al-Quds Al-Arabi - Ashraf Al Hawar - The situation in the Gaza Strip was no different from what it was during the previous period, and the round of ceasefire negotiations did not help calm the hot situation, but worsened due to the serious Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, which included a comprehensive closure of the Gaza crossings, which led to an increase in the seriousness of the humanitarian situation, after more seriously affecting the amount of food and medical aid that is scarcely available in the stricken Strip.
Field Climb
The round of negotiations for the truce agreement, which was hosted by Egypt in the presence of the trio of mediators, with a number of Palestinian factions, led by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), did not help in calming the field, as the occupation forces maintained their aggressive policy, and even deliberately escalated bloody attacks during the days of negotiations.
On the first day of the negotiations, which began on Saturday, a serious massacre was committed when it attacked a displacement area of tents west of Gaza City, which led to the death of nine martyrs and the wounding of a large number of other citizens. Among the victims were children and women, and two citizens were killed in a raid on the Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of the city, and continued this series of killings, and on the second day, several massacres were committed, the first of which was when a police station was targeted west of the city of Khan Younis, which resulted in the death of five martyrs, and then the policy of killings continued, and in another bloody raid that targeted the west of Gaza City, four martyrs, including a woman, were killed.
Several citizens were killed and wounded in the north, central and southern Gaza Strip, while these raids spread panic among citizens who are now waiting for bombardment everywhere, in light of the intensive flight of warplanes over the Gaza Strip, especially since several attacks hit the Gaza Strip during the past week, in addition to the daily shelling and shooting operations targeting the areas behind the "Yellow Line" and the areas around this line, according to which Israel occupies most of the areas of the Gaza Strip.
It is based on the escalation of killing and destruction in Gaza, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently threatened to expand the scope of control over Gaza, reaching 70 percent of the Gaza Strip's area.
Crush and drain plans
This was revealed by an Israeli report that confirmed that the Israeli army is implementing a new strategic plan in the Gaza Strip, based on "systematic attrition and slow crushing", coinciding with widespread warnings of the explosion of a "time bomb" inside the Gaza Strip as a result of the cramming of more than two million citizens into isolated areas and narrow communities that lack the most basic necessities of human life.
This report, published by Israeli military analyst Ron Ben-Yishai, quoting the Israeli army command in the Gaza Strip, explained that the army has built 40 fixed sites and camps fortified with reinforced concrete In various parts of the Gaza Strip, especially in the north and center, with the aim of securing a permanent position of the forces, protecting them from shells and detours, and limiting the movements of citizens behind the so-called "Yellow Line" at the axis of the destroyed Salah al-Din road The Hebrew report warned that the real long-term danger to Israel lies not in Hamas, which is fighting for survival, but in the worsening humanitarian catastrophe of 2.1 million Palestinian citizens crammed into narrow communities that do not exceed 36 percent of the Gaza Strip area (only about 120 square kilometers in the central and southern areas), stressing that the explosion of health conditions or the outbreak of epidemics, in addition to the suspension of international kitchens and clinics due to lack of funding and the closure of the water straits.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz revealed that the army is preparing to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip on a large scale, and that the IDF Chief of Staff General Eyal Zamir has approved operational plans as part of discussions to resume ground operations in Gaza, and Israeli sources have confirmed that the government has not yet agreed to expand the fighting in the besieged Palestinian enclave, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the army to Preparedness.
Rejection of Proposals for Truce
This is evidenced by Israel's decision to refuse to calm the ground during the truce negotiations that took place last week, and the Israeli government's quest to continue the escalation, especially since it did not pay attention to the calls of the mediators who called for a de-escalation during the negotiations hosted in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and it did not pay attention to the factions raising the issue of "the weapon of resistance" and their continuation of the "disarmament" agenda, and its submission of a new proposal that would return the negotiations to square one, after it demanded, in addition to "disarmament", that the resistance factions be turned into In this context, the talks hosted by Cairo, despite the flexibility provided by the participating factions, collided with Israel's intransigent positions, while Israel continues its aggressive policy, especially since it still refuses to abide by the terms of the first phase agreement and seeks to impose the condition of "disarming the resistance."
An informed source in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) confirmed to Al-Quds Al-Arabi that the movement's delegation held meetings in Cairo with mediators, which discussed in depth ways to stop the aggression on Gaza and implement the truce entitlements, stressing at the same time that the movement has come to these negotiations, and it strongly refuses to discuss the "weapon of resistance", as it informed both the mediator trio, as well as the High Representative of the Peace Council, Nickolay Mladenov.
Hamas, making "tangible progress" in the Cairo talks over the past few days, told Al-Quds Al-Arabi, that the Hamas delegation and the factions "prepared a joint formulation for a unified and responsible national response on the terms of the road map that was presented to the movement and the factions of the mediators to complete the implementation of President Donald Trump's plan on Gaza," pointing out that the Hamas delegation and representatives of the participating factions "showed positivity and high responsibility in the dialogue with the aim of reaching an agreement acceptable to all, protecting our Palestinian people, and providing them with a dignified life and a future This came after the factions submitted a proposal based on "limiting" the weapons and not "taking them away" as Israel wants, and keeping them in the hands of the legitimate authority that governs Gaza
The position of the factions
It is also worth mentioning that Hamas has asked that the second phase not be jumped in, without a clear mechanism preceding the implementation of the first phase of the agreement, which is supposed to include the relief of the residents of Gaza, which Israel is procrastinating in implementing, so that it does not allow the entry of the necessary aid, in addition to its non-compliance with the agreement, as it has expanded control over new areas in the Gaza Strip, in the wake of the continuation of the bloody attacks.
The resistance factions fear a "great chaos" due to the proposal to "hand over weapons" that threatens civil peace. It is worth noting that the second phase of the agreement includes Israeli withdrawals from the Gaza Strip, where the occupation forces currently control 60 percent of the Gaza Strip, in addition to a clause that calls for "the withdrawal of the weapons of resistance" and keeping the weapons in the hands of the security forces Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said that his movement and the Palestinian factions dealt positively and flexibly with the proposals put forward by the mediators during the meetings held in Cairo, related to the mechanisms for implementing the plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip and managing the next phase, and that "the consultations that took place with the participation of mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey led to approaches."
"The implementation of any political plan to end the war requires the completion of the remainder of the first phase of the agreement, the cessation of the ongoing violations, and the handling of the proposals of the second phase in a way that ensures the continuation of the truce process," he said, stressing that Israeli violations of the agreement have resulted in the death of about 1,000 Palestinians since the ceasefire came into effect.
Tightening of the siege
In addition to military attacks, the occupation authorities were tightening the siege on Gaza, and under the pretext of regional escalation, they closed the crossings of the Gaza Strip completely, without allowing the passage of any food or medical aid to the besieged population for two days, despite international reports confirming the need for the Gaza Strip to open more crossings and bring in larger quantities of aid. Israeli attacks in Gaza "violate the principles of international humanitarian law related to discrimination, proportionality and precautions during attacks," he said, stressing that the reality of Gaza has not changed despite the agreement, and that the Israeli blockade of Gaza deprives Palestinians of basic needs, including adequate shelter, essential medicines and food.
He stressed the need to ensure sustainable and unhindered humanitarian access, stressing that the United Nations and its partners are working around the clock to maintain a continuous and assured flow of supplies, despite the restrictions, and pointed out that civilians and civilian infrastructure in Gaza continue to be subjected to Israeli aerial bombardment, shelling and fire, which reportedly led to casualties and destruction.
In this context, the United Nations Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ramez Al-Akbarov, said that the environmental damage has affected the health, livelihoods and well-being of the people in Gaza. It has increased pressure on fragile ecosystems and natural resources, and warned that damage to infrastructure, including water and sanitation networks, as well as pollution and waste accumulation, has serious consequences for communities and could have long-term effects.
The Gaza Center for Human Rights in Gaza stressed that the Israeli occupation's decision to close the Gaza crossings, including the Kerem Shalom and Rafah crossings, under the pretext of Iranian missile attacks, "represents a blatant use of regional escalation and an extension of the policy of collective punishment imposed on the More than two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip," he explained, explaining that the closure of the crossings "punishes civilians in Gaza for events unrelated to them and turns them into hostages to political and security developments in the region."
He pointed out that the closure of the crossings is not limited to delaying aid, but also threatens the lives of patients, deepens the food crisis and further collapses the health system, especially with the presence of the health system, especially with the presence of the health system.
More than 20,000 patients need urgent travel to receive treatment, and the Gaza Center for Human Rights called for the immediate and unconditional opening of all crossings in the Gaza Strip, the resumption of the entry of humanitarian and commercial aid and fuel, and the freedom of travel and movement, calling on the international community to oblige the occupation not to use regional developments as an excuse to disrupt its humanitarian obligations towards the people of Gaza, and called for the continuation of independent international investigations into the crimes of genocide and violations committed against Palestinians, and for those responsible to be held accountable in accordance with international law.
