The strong pressure of the administration Biden and the non-negotiable indication of Donald Trumpwho intends to return to White House when all was said and done, they significantly accelerated the talks on the release agreement hostages and the cease-fire to Gaza. The frantic movements of mediators in recent days between Cairo, Doha, Jerusalem, Vienna (And Ankara behind the scenes) speak clearly. As well as the declarations, official or anonymous, of the parties according to which a summary between Gaza And Israel “She’s never been so close.”
In the meantime, the words of the president-elect delivered to Time they appear as further pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu“He trusts me and knows that I want an end to the war,” he said Trump. However, without revealing whether the Israeli prime minister gave him a guarantee on the end of the conflict before the start of his mandate. «If I trust Netanyahu? I don’t trust anyone,” he replied dryly. Hamasin the meantime, revealed the Wall Street Journalwould have given in on one of the points on which the negotiations have stalled in recent months and has communicated to the negotiators for the first time that he will accept the presence of theIDF during the cease-fire on the axis Philadelphiaon the border with the Egyptian desert, and in the corridor of Netzerimwhich divides the Strip. Where thearmy in recent months it has built, in place of two sandbars, two real asphalted highways, turrets and various structures which suggest the intention of a not short stay, in the form of control of the military threat of Gaza.
Hamasaccording to the report, “also agreed that it will stay away from the Palestinian side of the crossing Rafah Between Egypt And Gaza». However, the border with the desert remains a critical issue of the agreement between Israel and one of the mediating countries, theEgyptwho has repeatedly reiterated that he does not tolerate the presence of Tsahal on the dividing line. However, the statement from a senior official of the Cairo to Ynet suggests that a settlement has been found in recent weeks with Israeli counterparts: “The announcement of an agreement is very close,” the source said.
Meanwhile, the Islamist organization has provided a list of kidnappedincluding US citizens, who would release: up to 30 during a period of cease-fire of 60 days, in exchange for release by Israel of Palestinian detainees and the entry of adults humanitarian aid to Gaza. La too entered the game Palestinian Islamic Jihadwhich sent a delegation to Egypt – led by the boss Ziad al-Nakhala – to deal directly, highlighting that after the strong frictions of recent months with Yahya Sinwar (killed byIDF on October 16) Hamas came to terms: in the exchange between hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the latter should have been chosen by the leaders of Gazaexcluding (or greatly limiting the number) of jihadists imprisoned in Israel to be released.
The Israeli government, although it is clear that the negotiations have gained momentum, is holding the line no comment. But the national security advisor Use Jake Sullivanafter meeting today Benjamin Netanyahu to Jerusalemsaid he “had the feeling that the prime minister is ready for an agreement”.
According to some sources, Israel he would be aiming for a limited humanitarian agreement, i.e. the release of all women, the elderly, the sick and the wounded. An eventuality which the families of the children are strongly opposed to hostages: “A partial agreement condemns my brother to death,” he declared a Ynet Ophir Angrest16 and a half years old, brother of Matan21, Israeli soldier kidnapped on October 7. Meanwhile, a definitive report from the Ministry of Health was presented at the president’s residence Isaac Herzog on the occasion of International Human Rights Day. The document, drawn up based on medical information and the testimonies of the hostages released in the January agreement, reports episodes of “brutal violence, beatings, burns, sexual abuse of men, women and children”.