Hamas says it WILL give up its hold on Gaza IF the Trump plan . with its security begins….
Israel IS siginaing they want to go back hunting Hamas….
Trump wants a ‘Deal’…..
Israel WILL try to not get Trump annoyed ‘Again’….
One would think this is on some sort of ‘hold’….
Hamas said Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered peace plan. But the group gave no specifics on when the change will occur.
Hamas and the rival Palestinian Authority, the Palestinians’ internationally recognized representative, have not announced the names of the technocrats, who are not supposed to be politically affiliated, and it remains unclear if they will be cleared by Israel and the U.S.
The “Board of Peace,” an international body led by Trump, is supposed to oversee the government and other aspects of the ceasefire that took effect on Oct. 10, including disarming Hamas and deploying an international security force. The board’s members have not been announced.
Meanwhile, the post-ceasefire death toll continued to rise in Gaza, with Israeli gunfire killing three Palestinians, according to Palestinian hospital officials….
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Israeli forces and Hamas are gearing up to resume deadly fighting in the Gaza Strip, with both sides accusing each other of major cease-fire violations as progress on President Trump’s peace deal stalls, according to reports.
The Israeli military has drawn up plans for new ground operations inside the coastal enclave, as the Palestinian terror group rebuilds its wartime assets lost during the conflict, including destroyed tunnel networks, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing people briefed on the matter.
The renewed intensive military operation is slated for March and would focus on Gaza City, with the aim of expanding the Israel Defense Forces’ control over the territory, according to the Times of Israel.…
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The terror group is reportedly willing to relinquish the remainder of its heavy weapons but refuses to surrender its small arms, Arab officials said.
“They’ve made an agreement that they’re going to disarm,” Trump said Friday on Fox News.
“We’re going to have to assume that they’re going to, but you know it’s not their nature to disarm.”
Trump previously said Hamas would be given “a very short period of time” to surrender their weapons or “there will be hell to pay.” But the president also said he is not willing to put phase two on hold — which calls for the creation of a so-called International Stabilization Force to police Gaza — while waiting for that to happen….
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Israel’s planned offensive won’t be able to go forward without the support of the US, which is still hoping to move the cease-fire plan forward, according to the Arab diplomat who spoke to the Times of Israel.
Netanyahu reportedly does not believe the international body led by Trump to oversee Gaza will be successful in disarming Hamas, which is why he ordered the IDF to prepare a “contingency plan.”…
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