Gaza ceasefire talks stall.
The Zionist newspaper Haaretz, citing Palestinian and Arab sources, reported that the Cairo talks on the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza have reached a complete impasse, with the Zionist regime refusing to accept the implementation of the second phase of the ceasefire, i.e. the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and the Hamas movement refusing to hand over its weapons without receiving clear guarantees.
Haaretz added that the US is not applying real and effective pressure on the Zionist regime, which has deepened the existing impasse. Also, the international force that is supposed to enter the Gaza Strip does not yet have a clear mission and authority.
According to sources in this Zionist media outlet, the fate of the reconstruction of Gaza remains unclear. Because so far, neither the rubble-clearing operation has begun nor the bodies of thousands of martyrs been recovered from under the rubble. This is while the residents of the Gaza Strip are living in difficult humanitarian conditions amid heavy rain and restrictions on the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Meanwhile, the American newspaper “The New York Times” revealed in a report that Washington intends to build housing complexes in the areas occupied by the Israeli regime in the Gaza Strip.
This move is aimed at providing humanitarian aid to Gaza residents after two years of aggression. Still, at the same time, it has raised questions about the possibility of establishing a practical division of the region.
According to the report, the administration of US President Donald Trump is trying to urgently establish several “safe alternative housing complexes” in the eastern part of the Gaza Strip, which has been under the control of the occupying forces since the ceasefire took effect last October.
The project aims to encourage Palestinians to move into these housing complexes in exchange for promises of security and job opportunities. This is while the vast majority of the two million residents of the Gaza Strip are still besieged in areas controlled by the Hamas movement, where reconstruction is still prohibited.
The US plan for this part of the Gaza Strip involves the construction of model housing complexes based on temporary structures, each of which will be able to accommodate 20,000 to 25,000 people. The complexes will also include medical clinics and schools.
US officials and European diplomats say the plan could provide immediate relief to thousands of Palestinians, but at the same time, it has raised concerns about the consolidation of the division of the Gaza Strip between areas occupied by the Zionist regime and parts controlled by Hamas.
Meanwhile, Ron Ben-Yishai, a military correspondent for the Zionist newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, wrote in an analysis: There are serious doubts about the US plan to encourage Gaza residents to migrate to areas under Israeli control, because this measure is designed to isolate Hamas and tighten its siege.
Ben Yishai added: “The people of Gaza are known for their tenacity and loyalty to their land, even if they have to live among ruins.”
Meanwhile, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that the Zionist regime is concerned about the US insistence on sending Turkish troops to the Gaza Strip due to the refusal of many countries to send their troops.
The Zionist newspaper added: “Tel Aviv refuses to move forward with the next phase of the Gaza agreement without receiving the two remaining bodies of its captives in the Gaza Strip.”
Since the ceasefire was established, the Zionist regime has repeatedly violated it, which has caused protests and a wave of international condemnation.