Pause the outright Israel attacks on Hamas ?
Yes…
But?
Are there still sporadic Hamas huntings….
Yup…
Has Hamas laid down their arms?
Nope…
Is the Trump people going around and acting like the above is NOT the situation on the ground in Gaza ?
Yup….
Reality Bites…
This IS going slowly NO WHERE…..
Nearly four months after the Gaza ceasefire took effect, the Palestinian enclave remains divided nearly in half, with Israeli forces and Hamas fighters separated by what is known as the Yellow Line, a temporary seam that may be on its way to hardening into a new de facto frontier.
The line, laid out in US President Donald Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” was presented as a provisional security boundary during the initial phase of the 20-point peace framework, pending a full, phased Israeli withdrawal once specific conditions were met, including the disarmament of the Hamas terror group.
Last month, US special envoy Steve Witkoff announced the launch of phase two of the plan, describing it as the transition “from ceasefire to demilitarization, technocratic governance and reconstruction.”
At the World Economic Forum in Davos days later, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who works closely with Witkoff, presented plans for a “New Gaza” in which the Strip’s demilitarization paved the way for an almost-complete Israeli withdrawal and the redevelopment the entire enclave into neat blocks of residential zones, industrial areas, parks, and even a seaport and airport.
Planners had considered plotting out a “free zone… and a Hamas zone,” but had instead decided to build a vision for “catastrophic success,” he said.
But for now, those ambitions — and even much more modest ones — remain largely theoretical….
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Yet, so far, only one of the plan’s benchmarks has been fulfilled: the return of all hostages held in Gaza, completed last week with the recovery of the remains of Ran Gvili.
Hamas, however, remains armed and firmly in control of most areas west of the Yellow Line.
“As long as our enemies inside Gaza are still… planning to regain their power… we are doomed to carry on staying with ground forces surrounding Gaza,” Orit Miller-Katav, a researcher at Ariel University’s Institute for Middle Eastern and Asian Studies, told The Times of Israel.
Meanwhile, the ISF has struggled to materialize. In December, The Wall Street Journal reported that the US State Department had formally approached more than 70 countries to contribute troops, funding or logistical support. While 19 reportedly expressed some willingness to assist, any actual deployment appears far off, with many governments reluctant to commit forces absent a clear mandate and security framework….
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At a press conference following Gvili’s return last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Israel was “focusing on completing the two remaining missions: dismantling Hamas’s weapons and demilitarizing Gaza of arms and tunnels.”
Israel will maintain security control “from the Jordan River to the sea,” including in Gaza, he added, making clear that withdrawal, in Israel’s view, cannot proceed in parallel with Hamas’s continued rule.
‘New border’
Even with fighting officially halted, the ceasefire boundary has become a frequent source of friction. Alleged violations are reported almost daily, as Israeli forces target armed suspects — and at times unarmed civilians — who cross into Israeli-controlled areas.
Note….
Trump is supposted to have ‘Peace’ thing get together inn Washington on Feb. 19 or so….
THAT?
Seems to be Press Event for Donald to exploit….
Nothing More…..
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