Hamas wants to modify some clauses of Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, in particular those concerning disarmament. A Palestinian source close to the leadership of the movement tells the FP.
The negotiators of the Islamist movement held interviews in Doha yesterday with the mediators of Qatar and Egypt and Turkish officials, said the source on condition of anonymity, adding that Hamas needs “two or three days at most” to answer. Hamas “wants to modify some clauses, such as the one on the disarmament and the expulsion of its officials” from the territory, according to the same source. Hamas leaders also want “international guarantees” that Israel retires completely from the Gaza strip and that there are no more murders inside or outside the territory, he added.
Another source close to the negotiations told the FP that “there are two opinions within Hamas” regarding the American plan: “The first supports unconditional approval, as the priority is one ceased to fire within the framework of the guarantees provided by Trump, with mediators who guarantee the implementation of the plan by Israel”, said the source. The second “expresses series reservations about key clauses, rejecting disarmament and expulsions. It is in favor of a conditional approval, with clarifications that reflect Hamas’ requests and resistance movements, “he added. “Hamas and movements want to cease the immediate fire, but not at the cost of compromising the fundamental national principles,” he concluded.
“This is the last opportunity for the residents of Gaza City who want him to move south and leave the terrorists of Hamas isolated in the city, in front of the Operation of the Idf who continues with full intensity”. This was stated by Defense Minister Israel Katz. «The army is completing in these hours the taking of the Netzarim corridor to the coast of the sea of Gaza, and is dissectioning the strip between North and South. In this way the encirclement around Gaza City will be tightened, and those who go out south will be forced to pass through the control points of the Israeli army, “he added.