The first phase of the Gaza war ceasefire ends in March. Olli Ruohomäki, a visiting leader at the Institute of International Affairs, does not go to the guarantee of the ceasefire.
US president Donald Trump will receive today as a guest of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This is the first visit to a foreign state leader to the White House in the second presidential term of Trump.
Nethanjahu arrives on the spot, among other things, to explore the chances of continuing the Gaza war when needed, says Professor of Middle Eastern Research at the University of Helsinki Hannu Juusola.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Hamas, came into force last month before Trump’s inauguration.
Ruohomäki was on Tuesday in EPN’s morning and in the first morning to discuss the visiting leading expert at the Institute for Foreign Policy Olli Ruohomäki.
Nethanjahu underlines threatening despite the ceasefire
According to Juusola, Netanyahu’s government wants to continue the Gaza war. The main reason for this is the Israeli government’s promise to complete Hamas.
However, the extremist organization still exist both politically and militarily after the ceasefire enters into force.
– Netanyahu strives to underline that Hamas is still a threat to Israel and the war must be able to continue when needed.
The first phase of the ongoing ceasefire agreement ends in early March. By that time, Hamas is due to release Israeli hostages against Palestinian prisoners.
This week, Israel will begin discussions on the implementation of the second phase of the Gaza’s ceasefire agreement and its technical details.
Events on the West Bank may undermine weapon rejection
The Israeli army launched last month in the Jenin city on the West Bank. According to Netanyahu, this is a “large -scale and significant military operation”.
Israel has said that Jenin has both Hamas and Islamic Jihad organization.
Israel has made attacks comparable to Gaza’s airfields in the area, says Juusola. According to him, events on the West Bank can affect the continuity of Gaza’s ceasefire.
Ruohomäki underlines the uncertainty of continuing the ceasefire.
– You don’t like licking until you drop. There is every chance that in March the situation will explode again. The Israeli Armed Forces Management himself has said that Hamas cannot be eradicated.
Trump could appear as a peace maker
If Trump is an absolute absolute gaza’s ceasefire, Netanyahu is likely to try to trade the conditions of the second phase of the ceasefire, says Juusola.
– The question is that Israel should keep, for example, a major part of Gaza at this stage, that is, it would not retreat perfectly.
According to Ruohomäki, Netanyahu is seeking its policy from the United States now non -stable military, economic and political support. At the moment, Trump would have the opportunity to appear as a peace maker and turn a new page in the history of the Middle East, he says.