Tel Aviv: Hamas leaders, inside and outside the Gaza Strip, began an operation A serious internal debate about the future of the armytaking into account the possibility Dissolving its military wing and turning into a political party.
This assessment is presented as an entity capable of actively participating in the areas Political, economic, social and public In general, seek to represent a The national Islamic political approach.
This deep controversy arises in the context of, according to what the media reported from an anonymous source in Hamas The Middle EastThe Islamic faction A Significant loss of support among the Palestinian civilian population After two years of conflict that killed tens of thousands.
In this context of internal erosion and social issues, leaders began to evaluate what political steps could be made A valid port for movement. This process opened the door to discussing previously unimaginable scenarios, including the possibility of full integration into the Palestinian political framework.
It includes the proposal under discussion Complete Palestinian reconciliation and participation in the Palestine Liberation Organization, Which is currently headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
The debate on the movement’s political structure is progressing in parallel with another, no less sensitive axis: the role of its armed wing in an ultimately new institutional framework. For regional brokers, both conversations (Political reconciliation and the arms issue) are part of the same package.
The search for such a political shift is not alien to the current climate of negotiations and ceasefires. The Hamas source confirmed that the movement Open to discuss the issue of weaponsa discussion held with moderators such as Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and even indirectly with the United States.
This topic is likely to be repeated in future meetings with American officials. But the source stressed that the key to disarmament is that it must be achieved through: Palestinian National AgreementWithout Israeli intervention.
This disarmament requirement is directly linked to the international post-conflict plans discussed by the mediators.
While Hamas seeks to reach consensus on the next steps for the ceasefire agreement at the national level and with the mediating countries (the United States and the international community), The second phase of the previously agreed-upon truce is approaching its endIt includes crucial points about the future of Gaza’s security.
The second phase of the truce, which was the subject of meetings between Turkish mediators, Qatar and Egypt in Cairo, stipulates the deployment of a military force. Armed International Stabilization Force (FIE) And the establishment of an international body charged with governing Gaza and supervising its reconstruction.
The FIE will have the specific mandate to Maintaining security and ensuring the disarmament of HamasThis constitutes a basic demand for Israel.
Here, Hamas’s internal debate collides with international planning. Hamas has been clear that it will not allow the FIE, which was approved by a UN Security Council resolution, “imposed by force to disarm or implement other measures”.
Imposing these measures could generate a “A state of unwanted chaos that the movement does not want.”.
While policy discussions continue, the operational dimension of the FIF is advancing in its own ways. Countries invited to integrate the future force have already begun to outline their contributions and structures, even before a full political consensus has been reached on the deployment of this force.
The establishment of such a stabilization force is already being planned, with countries such as IndonesiaIt is the largest Muslim-majority country in the world and has extensive experience in UN peacekeeping missions, and is participating in the plan.
At the same time, the mediators maintain ongoing diplomatic contacts to fine-tune the details of the second phase of the agreement and coordinate the political aspects with the logistical progress of the international force. Officials Turks, Qataris and Egyptians They met in Cairo to discuss progress towards this second phase of the Gaza Agreement.
But while regional powers work to shape the future, the current ceasefire is still characterized by very concrete and sensitive gestures for both parties. The focus remains on the first phase of the agreement, which is still ongoing Exchange of remains and recovery of bodies.
While the political transition and future governance are discussed, the first phase of the ceasefire is coming to an end, marked by the continued exchange of remains. Israel handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Wednesdayafter one day Hamas returns the remains of Israeli hostage Dror Or.
And yet they are back 345 bodies of PalestiniansAccording to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. The Ministry indicated this Only 99 bodies were identifiedThis is because the task is complicated by the lack of DNA testing kits in Gaza.
As for the hostages, the remains of two people, an Israeli and a Thai, are still in Gaza.
Hazem Qassem, Hamas spokesman, announced on Wednesday that the movement is committed to handing over the remains of the two hostages and completing the exchange process.
The conflict situation is not limited to Gaza. In the West Bank, Israeli security forces launched, on Wednesday, what the army described as an operation Anti-terrorism operation in the northWhich, according to the Palestinians, was targeting the city of Tubas.
The governor of Tubas, Ahmed Al-Asaad, reported the presence of the occupation forces Encircling the city and concentrating it in various neighborhoodssupported by a helicopter, opened fire.
The governor expected this The raid may take several daysPointing out that the Israeli occupation forces did this They expelled people from their homesThey seized the roofs of buildings and carried out arrest operations. Those forced to leave their homes were ordered not to return until the operation was over.
Mamoun Wazwaz – Shinhwa
Hamas despite its ceasefire negotiations in Gaza It condemned the recent operation in the West Bank It called for the international community to intervene to stop it.
Israel said its security forces They attacked Palestinian militants in the West BankHundreds of thousands of Israeli settlers live among 2.7 million Palestinians under military occupation.
The intensity of violence in the region has escalated in recent months Israeli settlers attacks on Palestinian communities.
Settlers are rarely arrested or prosecuted, although the wave of attacks has drawn criticism from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other members of his government.
Since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, Israel has done just that Movement is severely restricted in the West Bank, With the construction of new checkpoints and the actual closure of some Palestinian communities with fences and barricades.
Organizations such as Human Rights Watch They accused Israel of committing what they described as war crimes and crimes against humanity forced eviction, This is something Israel denies.
ANSA, Associated Press and Reuters