The US president said that “a heavy burden has been lifted” in the Middle East, but “work is not over”, just hours after his return from Egypt and the truce deal.
In a post on the Truth Social platform, Trump announced the reconstruction of the area and Hamas’ gradual disarmament after the truce and hostage exchange.
In his post, the US president said: “The dead have not been returned, as he had promised.” “Phase two starts now!”
Phases of the plan
Trump made these statements less than 24 hours after his return from the Middle East. He first found himself in Israel, addressing Kneset, and then gathered his eyes again in Egypt, where world leaders gathered to sign the Gaza Truce Agreement.
The “first phase” of Trump’s peace plan seeks to cease fire in Gaza and the return of hostages to Israel.
The second phase focuses on rebuilding the Gaza Strip, in a way that guarantees constant peace and security. It also includes the first steps towards Hamas disarmament.
Trump acknowledged that the phases of the agreement “are all a little mixed with each other”, adding later that some elements can be implemented “out of order, in a positive way”.
Hamas and Israel in a new conflict orbit?
Charges for violating the truce are exchanging Hamas and Israel, as the organization demonstrates power on the one hand by developing its strengths in the Gaza Strip, while not delivering the bodies of the rest of the dead hostages, and on the other the Israeli forces are “in the way of the Israeli”.
Hamas appears to be trying to make the most of the “space” left by the truce agreed with Israel as part of the Trump plan and the fact that Trump appeared.
Demonstration of power by Hamas
Hamas’ men, according to reports from the lane, made public executions against people who were accused of working with Israeli forces during the two years of war. In a related videos released appear to be dragged at least seven people in a circle, forcing them to kneel and shoot them from behind. In addition, there are evidence of battles between Hamas men and powerful Gaza families who question its power and power. At the same time, according to reports from the area, fighters of the organization were developed along the roads used to deliver humanitarian aid.
Israel continues to push
The situation in Gaza in the first 24 hours after the truce raises additional questions about whether the truce can hold, as the Israeli forces have left a large part of the lane, but continue to maintain a suffocating climate around the territories from which they left. Earlier, it became known that unmanned aircraft had attacked areas that were no longer controlled by the Israeli army, killing five people who were involved in houses in a suburb in the east of the city of Gaza and a man was killed by a fire.
Interlocutors and movements
These incidents triggered Hamas’ reaction, which hastened to accuse Israel of violating the truce, with the Israeli side responding that these had happened after people crossed the control line provided by the truce and approached their forces, ignoring the warnings.
Correspondingly, the Israeli side and the hostage forum accused Hamas of not having her commitments and has not yet handed over the bodies of hostages that continue to be in Gaza. The organization in the past had made it clear that it did not know that all the dead hostages are, but the agreement signed by the surrender of all hostages including the bodies of the dead. At the moment, the bodies of 23 dead hostages remain.
As a “retaliation”, the Netanyahu government has announced that Rafa’s border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed at least by Wednesday and the flow of aid to the Palestinian enclave will be reduced.
