‘Fate of the captives does not seem to be moving’ Netanyahu’s government
“Israel has very little control over its international status over its role in the development of this genocidal campaign,” Israeli political commentator Ori Goldberg says.
“The only thing Israel can still do is kill Palestinians, which it appears to be doing. Other than that, nobody is talking to the Israelis because there’s nothing to talk about,” he told Al Jazeera from Tel Aviv.
He said Netanyahu and his government believe they cannot simply agree to a ceasefire concocted without their direct involvement, so it is unsurprising that they are trying to reject that it is happening.
Meanwhile, Goldberg said, the relatives of the captives still held in Gaza have been trying to put as much pressure as they can on the government.
“Nobody in Israel, even the official left, talks about the plight of the Palestinians,” he said.
“The captives are a good reason for calling for an end to the war, but the fate of the captives does not seem to be effectively moving anybody, including Netanyahu.”
‘Rather ambiguous’: Gaza truce deal lacks clarity
An analyst says it’s extremely unclear what is happening with what Hamas says it agreed on with the United States on a 60-day ceasefire proposal for Gaza.
“It is not surprising that the details so far are rather ambiguous because for any interim deal to pass, it has to be ambiguous given the positions of Hamas and Israel that cannot be reconciled,” said Hassan Mneimneh, an analyst on the Middle East and North Africa.
Mneimneh told Al Jazeera the outline of the deal appears to be about lasting 60 days but also being permanent at some point, “which are not the same”.
“The position of the Israelis at this point will be they’re always willing to engage in a temporary ceasefire as long as they can continue the war,” he said.
Israel no longer has impunity and international support it once enjoyed
Israeli political commentator Ori Goldberg says there is a good chance that Israel will “find a way to accede to the deal” on a Gaza ceasefire after expressing denials for some time.
“The truth is Israel has absolutely nowhere to go but to continue killing Palestinians in the numbers we have seen over the past two weeks,” Goldberg said. “I think right now, Israel is absolutely at the end of its military, strategic, political rope,” he told Al Jazeera, adding it’s beginning to feel “the international tides turning”.
The analyst said Israel no longer enjoys the impunity and the international support it has enjoyed for so many decades. Any pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu coming from inside Israel would not have been effective in reaching a Gaza truce deal, including the families of the captives, Goldberg added.
he only effective pressure for an agreement could be from outside. “The reason I am cautiously optimistic now is because I think that pressure is beginning to accumulate,” Goldberg said.
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