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In a long Gaza war, this is a significant moment.
For people GazaFor Israeli hostages and their families – this could be ended. But we have been here before, many times.
The key question – will Hamas accept what Israel Have agreed to: 60 days of weapons?
At the weekend, the source of the negotiations told me: “Both Hamas and Israel refused to move from their position – Hamas wanted a ceasefire to survive until the permanent agreement was reached.
“Israel opposes this. At this point, only President Trump can break this deadlock.”
The source added: “Unless Trump pushes, we are in a deadlock.”
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The problem is that Announcement made now by Donald Trump -which is a social-media-summerized version of whatever Israel has actually been approved-maybe the same as the position of Israel that has been set.
We do not know the details and conditions attached to the Israeli proposal.
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Will the Israeli troops withdraw from Gaza? At all? Or part? How many Palestinian prisoners have they agreed to be released from Israeli prison? And why only 60 days? Why not total ceasefire? What do they ask for from Hamas in return?
We just don’t know the answers to these questions, except one.
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We know why Israel wants a 60 -day ceasefire, not a permanent one. This is all about domestic politics.
If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now approves a permanent ceasefire, the extreme right wing in the coalition will collapse of his government.
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are both clear about their desire for the war to continue. They hold the balance of power in the coalition of Mr. Netanyahu.
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If Mr Netanyahu actually agreed only 60 days – which in the country could be sold only as a pause – then it could calm the extreme right wing for several weeks until the Israeli parliament, Knesset, was postponed for summer.
It is also not a coincidence that the US president has called for Mr Netanyahu’s corruption trial to be canceled.
Without prison prospects, Netanyahu might be more willing to quit war, safe in knowledge that focus will not soon shift to his own political vulnerability.
