This IS kinda rediculious on face value….
Trump is trying HARD to get something going so he can turn Gaza into a Resort-Vacation Tourist Venue….
We get reports that things are moving ahead….
They maybe…
But?
The main proiblem for Israel IS Hamas , the guys who attacked in ARE Deeply embedded in Gaza and are NOT giving ANY in dication that they will put down their guns and rockets and LEAVE…
In fact?
Israel is moving to take over more Palestinian territory (West bank and parts of Gaza) and contiune it’s hunting down Hamas fighters….
US President Donald Trump is pushing full steam ahead with his vision for a post-war Gaza that is not ruled by Hamas. But evidence seen by The Times of Israel shows how Hamas is moving effectively to subvert him.
The terror group is preparing a shadow government, and working to insert military commanders into civil roles once the Palestinian Authority-linked technocratic leadership begins its activities in Gaza, documents seen by The Times of Israel indicate.
At the Board of Peace meeting in Washington last week, Trump won commitments for around $7 billion toward the rebuilding of Gaza, and has five countries pledging to send troops to the nascent International Stabilization Force, meant to replace Israeli troops in the enclave.
There are also some signs of progress closer to the war-torn territory. The technocratic National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, or NCAG, meant to manage day-to-day civilian affairs in Gaza, is now operating, though only from Cairo, with no date yet set for entering the Gaza Strip. NCAG is also recruiting candidates for a transitional police force meant to serve as Gaza’s civil law enforcement agency.
“When you think of Israel, we’ve done the biggest thing of all,” said Trump in his address to the Board of Peace. “We have peace in the Middle East right now.”
But despite the international efforts and optimistic statements at the Board of Peace and elsewhere, what are understood to be internal Hamas documents seen by The Times of Israel show that Hamas has no intention of giving up control over Gaza in practice, even if it does so in name.
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Hamas is indeed preparing to hand over its records and files on its ministries, The Times of Israel has learned.
But according to the documents seen by The Times of Israel, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who replaced Muhammad Sinwar after he was killed last May in an Israeli strike, has issued orders for Hamas members to make copies of any files handed over to the new government.
This allows the group to maintain a record of government employees who can potentially be threatened or pressured if needed.
The Israel Defense Forces have warned the government that Hamas is adapting to the emerging situation in Gaza by making sure its members are in key roles…..
*Update….
Trump team on damage control after Huckabee comments on Israel owning the Middle East…
Senior Trump administration officials have called around to several Arab countries in recent days to mollify their concerns after Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee claimed Israel has a right to control much of the Middle East….
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Huckabee’s interview has sparked outrage among Arab and Muslim countries, and his comments were a significant departure from the Trump administration’s stance on Israeli sovereignty. President Donald Trump has promised Arab and Muslim leaders he would not let Israel annex the West Bank.
The flap comes at a particularly sensitive moment, as the Trump administration is trying to enlist Arab and Muslim nations to help with its ambitious plans to secure and rebuild Gaza.
Trump will also need support from Arab countries that host U.S. military facilities like Qatar and Jordan should he make good on his threats to attack Iran….
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