The Usual Question: Will Netanyahu Torpedo the Agreement?
After more than 11 years of persistent Israeli failure to determine the fate of captured officer Hadar Goldin and recover him, alive or dead, the Palestinian resistance announced that his body had been found and handed over to the Israeli authorities through the Red Cross. This appears to be a step toward resolving the crisis of the resistance fighters trapped in Rafah, which is still under the control of the Israeli occupation army.
The efforts of mediators continue to resolve this crisis, which poses a real threat to the ceasefire agreement. The handover of Goldin's body opens the door to finalizing the deal, but it also simultaneously reiterates Israel’s persistent failure in dealing with the matter of hostages through military force. It confirms the reality that the vast majority of hostages were freed through negotiations led by mediators and not through the war that most Israelis say was never intended to free the hostages, but rather served the interests of Benjamin Netanyahu and his terrorist allied leaders — who have tied their fate to the continuation of genocidal wars, killing, and destruction.
Despite American pressures to maintain the ceasefire agreement that bears President Donald Trump's name, Netanyahu and his government consistently bet on war. He is now linking the transition to the subsequent stages of the agreement with written American guarantees that he will have the freedom of military action in Gaza to confront what he perceives as threats and to make it clear that he will retain what he calls complete security control over the strip, as is the case in the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria, until further notice.
The only clear American decision so far is the continuation of the ceasefire; everything else is subject to negotiation. The handover of Goldin's body and the resolution of the crisis of the resistance fighters trapped in Rafah will be an important step toward stabilizing the ceasefire, provided the procedures are completed without obstacles.
The matter of the Israeli hostages is on the verge of being completely closed. However, Israel will invent 1,000 pretexts to continue the "state of war" — the only means Netanyahu can find to avoid the downfall that has been long overdue.
The Palestinian resistance has fulfilled its commitments and even more. Any explosion of the situation will be Netanyahu's responsibility. Consequently, will Washington let him torpedo its plans?
The efforts of mediators continue to resolve this crisis, which poses a real threat to the ceasefire agreement. The handover of Goldin's body opens the door to finalizing the deal, but it also simultaneously reiterates Israel’s persistent failure in dealing with the matter of hostages through military force. It confirms the reality that the vast majority of hostages were freed through negotiations led by mediators and not through the war that most Israelis say was never intended to free the hostages, but rather served the interests of Benjamin Netanyahu and his terrorist allied leaders — who have tied their fate to the continuation of genocidal wars, killing, and destruction.
Despite American pressures to maintain the ceasefire agreement that bears President Donald Trump's name, Netanyahu and his government consistently bet on war. He is now linking the transition to the subsequent stages of the agreement with written American guarantees that he will have the freedom of military action in Gaza to confront what he perceives as threats and to make it clear that he will retain what he calls complete security control over the strip, as is the case in the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria, until further notice.
The only clear American decision so far is the continuation of the ceasefire; everything else is subject to negotiation. The handover of Goldin's body and the resolution of the crisis of the resistance fighters trapped in Rafah will be an important step toward stabilizing the ceasefire, provided the procedures are completed without obstacles.
The matter of the Israeli hostages is on the verge of being completely closed. However, Israel will invent 1,000 pretexts to continue the "state of war" — the only means Netanyahu can find to avoid the downfall that has been long overdue.
The Palestinian resistance has fulfilled its commitments and even more. Any explosion of the situation will be Netanyahu's responsibility. Consequently, will Washington let him torpedo its plans?
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