Netanyahu’s Gaza vision built on displacement and fragmentation
Analyst Walid Habbas says Netanyahu’s government has a long-term vision for Gaza built on displacement and fragmentation of the territory.
Habbas, of the Palestinian Forum for Israeli Studies (Madar), told Al Jazeera the Israeli government’s approach towards Gaza rests on displacing the population or dividing the Strip into two areas: one under Israeli control and the other living amid chaos and devastation under Hamas rule, in an attempt to push residents to turn against the group.
He said this concept explains the current scale of escalation and casualties and outlines the future relationship Israel seeks to impose on Gaza.
On the second phase of the current agreement, Habbas argued that Israel acknowledges the difficulty of disarming Hamas and is using disarmament as a pretext to entrench its military freedom of action inside the Strip to pursue political goals, including reshaping Palestinian governance and managing regional mediators.
Jordan slams Israel’s ‘repeated violations’ of Gaza ceasefire
Jordan has “strongly condemned” what it called Israel’s “repeated violations” of the Gaza ceasefire, warning they pose a serious threat to regional stability.
“This constitutes a blatant breach of the ceasefire agreement and a dangerous escalation that undermines regional and international efforts to achieve security and stability in the Strip,” the ministry said in a post of X.
The ministry’s spokesperson affirmed the kingdom’s “absolute rejection and strong condemnation of these violations”.
“He also emphasized the need for the immediate, sufficient, and unhindered delivery of aid to the Strip and the implementation of the second phase of the agreement,” the statement said.
‘We are dying slowly’: Gaza residents’ despair amid continuing Israeli attacks
Gaza residents have described living in constant fear amid Israel’s continuing attacks, the latest of which, today, killed at least 31 Palestinians.
In testimony from a camp for displaced people, Mounir Hadayed said he lost several family members in the strikes and described life as a “slow death”.
“Every day, there is killing and death, and death and killing. We are dying slowly; let them finish us for good,” Hadayed said. “Now they create boards and talk about peace. I ask them to come and see peace here and see the people in the tents.”
