All eyes in Gaza and, from this Monday, in Egypt. The North African country serves as the headquarters for First negotiations between Israel and Hamas by the Peace in the strip .
Known sources of diplomatic efforts have detailed to Efe that this Monday is a first phase of ‘indirect negotiations’ between the Hebrew State and the Palestinian armed faction. All this, under the Donald Trump pressurewho speaks of “a week“To complete what he calls”First phase“.
The US president himself already reported the Sunday of efforts previouscon Contacts with Hamas and Arab and Islamic countries to pave the way to a conflict that does not stop add deaths from the sustained offensive of Israel Despite the ‘yes’ of the two sides to the peace project.
This Monday’s conversations In Egypt They have the stake of the aforementioned country, in addition to those of Qatar and the USwho have been playing the role of mediators. For now these are meetings In Sharm el Sheij Between technical and non -political teams, EFE details, which is expected several days are extended.
The delegations of Israel and Hamas arrived in the Egyptian city on Sunday night, such as, echoing the cracks in the increasing Netanyahu government coalition.
Among the criticisms of its most radical, which They don’t want to agreeand the pressure of a pueblothe Israeli who Crows for peace And the return of their kidnapped, they also arrive reproaches from Egypt. In his case, for the ‘low profile ‘of the envoys. An Egyptian source denounces before Efe that Netanyahu has given order to send to “a delegation of technical experts without any authorization” or weight in decision making.
Although the US maintains optimism raised by Trump, the parties are somewhat more cautious with the deadlines, waiting for Wednesday lands the head of the Hebrew delegation, the Minister of Strategic Affairs, Ron Dermer. With him, two key figures for Trump, his special American envoy for the Middle East, will appear in Egypt, Steve Witkoffand his son -in -law, Jared Kushner.
This first phase waiting to negotiate the details establishes the Liberation of all hostages —Vivos and dead – even in the hands of the terrorist group, in exchange for the Israel release of hundreds of Palestiniansto later move on to a total end of the war.
More long term the formation of a Transition government for Gaza, without Hamas Among the members, the demilitarization of the strip with the Israeli army withdrawal. And as a great question in the unpronosticable future, the Creation of a Palestine state In the enclave, point absolutely rejected by Netanyahu Despite being included in Donald Trump’s document.
