Below is a translation of an article published today in Al-Carmel, written by Qassem S. Qassem, titled “Decisive Hour Negotiations: ‘israel’ Agrees to Withdraw from Gaza” with exclusive information regarding the course of negotiations:
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The American and “israeli” aggressions are broadcasting optimism about the near conclusion of a prisoner exchange deal between Hamas and Tel Aviv. However, despite some positives in the current proposals, the fundamental condition for any agreement is a ceasefire, which “israel” has not yet agreed to, so the deal does not seem imminent.
What’s new?
A few days ago, American National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan announced a “new effort from Qatar, Egypt, and ‘israel,'” referring to “the deal” currently being pushed by the American administration. According to exclusive information obtained by “Al Carmel,” Washington is promoting a two-phase deal: the first phase announces a 45-day humanitarian truce, during which the “israeli” enemy begins to withdraw from Gaza. The second phase involves resolving the file of prisoners detained in Gaza and completing the “israeli” withdrawal from Gaza entirely.
From its side, Hamas agreed that the deal would be in two phases and that the “israeli” withdrawal from Gaza would also be phased. Moreover, the movement agreed to the deportation of Palestinian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment out of Palestine.
Despite the enemy’s concession and its acceptance of withdrawal from Gaza, this does not guarantee an end to the war. This was rejected by Hamas; there are no guarantees in what is currently proposed about ending the war and reconstruction, and the movement wants these demands to be written and signed.
The United States is striving to stop the operations of the support fronts in this deal, according to “Al Carmel.” Prime Minister of the enemy, Benjamin Netanyahu, demanded that the operations of the support fronts cease entirely and that this be accompanied by field measures to prevent a resurgence of fighting, specifically on the northern front.
According to the American vision, the crowning achievement of the deal will be the normalization of relations between “Tel Aviv” and Riyadh. According to “Al Carmel,” the American administration wants to announce the agreement from the Saudi capital Riyadh, which would accelerate the normalization process between the “israeli” enemy and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
48 decisive hours?
In recent hours, Arab diplomatic sources have promoted that an agreement between the “israeli” enemy and Hamas is imminent, and it could be reached within the next 48 hours, although all indicators from “Tel Aviv” suggest the contrary. All this propaganda promoted by some Arab countries aims to hold Hamas responsible if the enemy decides to start an operation in Rafah. “Israeli” Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz said that “the Rafah operation could be postponed if the exchange deal is approved,” meaning that after completing the deal and the enemy retrieving its prisoners, it will continue the war against Hamas. The resistance understands this well and knows that Netanyahu is evasive in accepting the first phase of the deal and will not agree to the second phase, and that the “israeli” army’s withdrawal from Gaza is not a positive indicator as nothing prevents it from returning to the Strip.
Conclusion:
Five months ago, Hamas announced its demands: ending the war, returning the displaced, complete withdrawal of the enemy’s army from Gaza, and reconstruction. The resistance’s demands remain the same. Who has retreated is the “israeli” enemy by accepting to withdraw its army from Gaza and returning the displaced to the north of the Strip, but the basis of any agreement is ending the war. So far, the enemy refuses that and is threatening to attack Rafah, so the war will continue, and there will be no deal that gives the enemy its prisoners and takes from the resistance its strongest cards.
source: RNN