While a truce in the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip was eagerly hoped for before the start of Ramadan, the Palestinian organization left the negotiating table this Thursday.
There will ultimately be no truce in the Gaza Strip before Ramadan. The objective sought by the United States, which fears that the situation will become “very dangerous” in Israel, and especially in Jerusalem, if the conflict continues during this period, will officially not be achieved. While the holy month for practicing Muslims, marked by fasting, must begin on Sunday March 10 or Monday March 11, depending on the moon, Hamas in fact left this Thursday March 7 the negotiations which had been held since Sunday in Cairo, in Egypt.
The resumption of discussions will not take place before next week, said a pro-government media outlet, including Release echoes. On the Hamas side, it is affirmed that Israel “does not respond[d] not meet the minimum requirements”, assured AFP a senior official of the Palestinian movement, relaying BFMTV. Hamas is demanding in particular a total and definitive ceasefire, accompanied by a withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip. What Israel refuses, wishing to achieve the elimination of Hamas and, with it, a “total victory”.
In addition to the United States, Qatar, Egypt and many other countries and NGOs hoped to achieve a truce in the fighting while the humanitarian situation is catastrophic in the Gaza Strip. On the spot, there is talk of thousands of displaced people, a catastrophic human toll and famine setting in, while the Israelis prevent humanitarian aid from entering the Palestinian enclave. Today, the war between Hamas and Israel has lasted five months to the day.