New Peace Plan Prepared by Qatar and Egypt Seeks to Eradicate Hamas from Gaza Diplomatically
By
New Age Islam Staff Writer
26 December
2023
Israel Will
Withdraw from Gaza and Hamas-PNA Will Share Government in Gaza
Main
Points:
1. The plan is in its initial stage.
2. It will be discussed by Israel's war
cabinet.
3. Hamas and Israel will abide by a
month-long ceasefire to exchange captives and prisoners.
4. The two parties will then jointly
appoint a government in Gaza.
5. The deal will go through in three
phases in a month's time.
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A demonstrator holds a placard with a painting of the Palestinian flag
and a peace symbol during a demonstration on July 17, 2014 in Madrid, Spain.
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The Mossad,
CIA, Qatar's Prime Minister and Hamas' top leadership had been holding
negotiations for a truce between Israel and Hamas for about two weeks and it
was obvious that the negotiations were beyond mere prisoner swap.
The seven-day
truce during the last week of November provided some respite to the besieged
people of Gaza and to the relatives of Israeli captives but did not provide any
lasting solution to the people on both sides because of the adamant posturing
by Netanyahu who is in a confused state of mind. His obstinacy resulted in the
killing of some Israeli captives by IDF. At the end of the 7-day ceasefire,
Mossad and CIA joined the negotiations and surprisingly, the ceasefire came to
an abrupt end, leaving the rest of the Israeli captives left in the lurch.
Both Hamas
and the US blamed each other for the end of the ceasefire. It gave the hint
that Israel and US had included other points apart from prisoner release in the
agenda of the negotiations. Now the actual purpose of the negotiations has come
to light. According to Al Jazeera and Times of Israel, Egypt and Qatar have
prepared a comprehensive plan for a lasting peace in Gaza. If agreed upon, the
peace plan will be executed in three phases extending over a month's ceasefire.
In the
first phase, Israel and Hamas will release hostages and prisoners during a 7-to-10-day
truce.
In the 2nd
phase, Hamas will release female soldiers in exchange for more Palestinian
prisoners during a week.
In the
third truce of over a month, Hamas will release Israeli soldiers in exchange
for the rest of Palestinian prisoners. During this period, Israel will withdraw
from Gaza and go to the pre-7 October position. Hamas and rival Palestinian
Authority controlled by Fatah will jointly run a government until elections are
held in Gaza.
Netanyahu's
war cabinet is supposed to discuss the proposal. The war cabinet is under
pressure to get the release of 129 captives. Israel's problem does not end with
the release of 129 captives. More than 50,000 people from border towns of
Sderot, Ashkelon, Kiryat Shmona etc have been taking shelter in temporary camps
and guest houses. As Israel is at war and its towns have been regularly
attacked by Hamas and Hezbollah, economic activities have come to a standstill.
Due to the economic losses, the Netanyahu government has decided to shut down
ten ministries to minimise expenses. The displaced Israelis cannot return to
their homes as long as hostilities continue.
Netanyahu,
therefore, wanted to 'eradicate' Hamas to ensure the safety of illegal settlers
of border towns. He had thought that if the Hamas is eliminated, all will be
hunky dory in border towns. He had also planned to drive all the people of Gaza
to a desert town of Al Mawasi spreading over 4 kilometres and capture the
entire Gaza to explore natural gas and construct the ambitious Ben Gurion canal
through Gaza. But all this was easier said than done. Israeli forces could not
dismantle Hamas, nor could it rescue a single captive from Hamas captivity.
Netanyahu, then wanted another 'cessation of hostilities' to seek the release
of the remaining 129 captives with Hamas and then continue the massacre of Gaza
people. But Hamas was once bitten twice shy. This time, it said it was not
interested in a temporary truce. It will only agree to release Israeli
civilians if Israel agreed to stop its offensive permanently. Though Netanyahu
assumed a tough posture, in reality he had no other options.
Withdrawing
Golani Brigade from Gaza was the first indication that Netanyahu was
contemplating a ceasefire. The decreasing number of casualties in Gaza strip
was another indicator that he was inching towards a compromise.
Though the
new peace plan has been presented as prepared by Egypt and Qatar, it looks like
a plan prepared by Mossad and CIA. The plan envisages to extend the authority
of its puppet Palestinian Authority led by Mahmoud Abbas to Gaza. Though
initially, the government will jointly be run by Hamas and Palestinian
Authority representing Fatah popular in West Bank but gradually, Fatah will be
strengthened in Gaza and Hamas will be sidelined. Fatah will be made to win in
the next elections and Hamas will be pitched against Fatah.
Therefore,
after failing to physically eliminating Hamas by bombarding Gaza for two months
and killing more than 20 thousand innocent people, Israel and America plan to
weaken it politically and diplomatically.
Any
government in Gaza that is run by Mahmoud Abbas will be a weak government
giving Israeli army authority to interfere in the law and order of Gaza as it
has in West Bank. Mahmoud Abbas remains a helpless spectator of killing and
abduction of Palestinians of West Bank. If he is made the head of a government
in Gaza strip, he will not be able to prevent persecution of Gaza people by
Israeli forces and illegal settlers. The people of Gaza will regularly be
killed, abducted and harassed and made to live the life of a ghetto.
Therefore,
given the tough posture adopted by Hamas, Netanyahu may be compelled to agree
to Hamas ' condition of a ceasefire and withdrawal of IDF from Gaza. Netanyahu
has destroyed not only Gaza but Israel's economy except Hamas. Secondly, this
war has brought Israel's atrocities in Palestine to light and to the centre
stage of world politics. Now, Israel can no longer play the victim card.
Netanyahu has no option but to agree to a ceasefire and the withdrawal of its
forces from Gaza.
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