At this stage, the Israeli government has not sought to end the Gaza war, writes Vilma Romsi, EPN’s foreign journalist.
Vilma Romansi
11: 12 • Updated 11:13
Israel decided early on Tuesday an eight -week ceasefire by bombing Gaza violently.
According to Israel Warning continued because “Hamas has repeatedly refused to release hostages and knocked on all the US Specialist in the United States Steve Witkoffin and proposals for negotiating brokers ”.
However, Israel himself has refused to negotiate, to which it committed by signing a ceasefire in January.
Israel and extremist organization Hamas The first phase of the ceasefire between the interval ended in early March. Former US President Joe Biden According to a three -step ceremony agreement by the administration, in the second phase, Hamas should release all hostages, Israel should withdraw completely from Gaza, and the parties should start negotiations on permanent peace.
The latter two conditions are difficult for Israel. It has therefore tried to extend the first phase of the ceasefire instead of moving to the second phase of the ceasefire. Thus, it would have gotten as many hostages as possible while it should have opened to continue the battle of the back door.
Hamas has demanded progress by the original agreement. West prisoners are its only cruel trump card that will not give up without guarantee of the end of the war.
All at the center is the prime minister of Israel Benjamin Nethanjahu And his political future.
By the decision of Netanyahu, the continuation of the war is not the support of the people. The Israeli Democracy Institute a recent query According to 73 % of Israelis, it is in favor of moving to the second phase of the ceasefire.
According to the same survey, more than 72 % of Israelis demand Netanyanhua to take responsibility for Hamas’ 2023 terrorist attack and resign.
The Netanyahu government is dependent on extreme right -wing parties. One of them, Minister of Security Itamar Ben-Gvir The Jewish force led by, leaving the government in January, as a protest against the consent of the ceasefire. Ben-Gvi has promised to return to the government if the war continues.
Under the military state, Netanyahu has, among other things, succeeded in delaying the legal proceedings in which he is accused of corruption. The end of the war, in turn, would bring a state investigation of the failures that led to the Hamas attack at the latest.
One and a half year After the continued war, it is still unclear what Israel is seeking.
In addition to the release of hostages, the declared war targets of Israel include the destruction of Hamas.
So now the destruction of Hamas continues, but to what point? Former Foreign Minister of the United States Antony Blinken Said in January that Hamas had recruited almost the same number of new fighters as Israel has been killed.
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, Israel has killed over 48,500 Palestinians in Gaza. Most of the area’s infrastructure has been destroyed, and there is a huge humanitarian crisis remaining.
Israel has still not presented a plan for post -war Gaza.