Netanyahu’s Tactic in the “Comprehensive Agreement” and Arab Moves to Contain Hamas.
Two days after the senior Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo, informed sources reported that the talks between the movement’s delegation and Egyptian officials included explanations from Hamas leaders about the statements made by its head in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayyah, which had recently angered the Egyptians. They also discussed proposals for war, ceasefire negotiations, and prisoner exchanges.
A few days earlier, Khalil al-Hayyah had made strong statements about the situation in the Gaza Strip, criticizing Arab countries for their laxity and inaction in the face of what was happening in the Strip and criticizing Egypt’s role in stopping and blocking aid to the people of Gaza.
He had publicly called on Egypt to ease restrictions on the Rafah crossing, but his statements were met with anger from the Egyptian side, who considered them out of context and tantamount to provocative actions. Accordingly, it was said in recent days that a crisis had arisen between Hamas and Cairo, but after the movement’s delegation’s visit to Egypt, the tense atmosphere that had developed changed to a great extent.
Netanyahu’s maneuver for a “comprehensive agreement” and the Arabs’ attempt to subdue Hamas
These events occur as mediators in Doha, Cairo and Ankara seek to pressure Hamas to accept a new proposal based on the so-called “comprehensive agreement” idea that would end the war and ultimately lead to the disarmament of the resistance in the Gaza Strip, which is what the Zionist side wants.
In this context, yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly stated that efforts are now focused on a comprehensive agreement and that there is no possibility of a partial agreement and that we will not back down. By a comprehensive agreement, Netanyahu meant an agreement that would lead to the disarmament of the resistance.
An informed Egyptian official who participated in the talks told Al-Akhbar newspaper: The flexibility shown by the Hamas delegation, whether on the possibility of international Arab forces being present in Gaza with specific tasks until the police and security are equipped, or on the formation of a transitional government led by Palestinian businessman Samir Halileh, reflects an initial understanding and a positive atmosphere.
The Egyptian official stressed: Hamas’s talk of preserving the weapons of the resistance at this stage seems understandable to Cairo, and an agreement will be reached on the specific framework for the mission of the international forces that will enter the Gaza Strip and the nature of the resistance’s actions, which are supposed to adhere to calm and not launch attacks on Israeli forces.
In this context, the Egyptian intelligence service informed the Hamas delegation of a comprehensive plan to end the war through a two-stage agreement: first, a major prisoner exchange agreement and second, a mechanism to guarantee the future security of Gaza.