Haniyeh says Hamas’s ceasefire response aligns with deal’s principles
The head of Hamas’s political bureau Ismail Haniyeh has said the group is ready to accept an agreement that guarantees a permanent ceasefire. He says it also wants a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, reconstruction, and an exchange deal.
In light of Haniyeh’s comments, Youcef Bouandel from Qatar University says disunion within Israel’s war cabinet and wider society is boiling over and “strengthening the hand” of Hamas in ceasefire negotiations.
Despite huge PR push, is US plan for Gaza doomed to fail?
After rejecting a ceasefire for months in Israel’s war on Gaza, the Biden administration wants to see an end to the fighting. But how “permanent” is the US-Israeli plan for a “permanent ceasefire” in Gaza?
The intentional vagueness of the proposal to bring a “sustainable period of calm” to the Gaza Strip is the biggest obstacle preventing a deal, argues Michael Hanna of the International Crisis Group.
Hanna spoke to Al Jazeera’s Steve Clemons in the latest episode of The Bottom Line.
