Global Newspapers: Trump's Deals Cover Up the Genocide in Gaza and Legitimize the Occupation of Ukraine

Global newspapers and websites have addressed the ongoing widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip despite the announcement of a ceasefire, criticizing what they described as the Trump administration's preoccupation with making political and economic deals at the expense of the crimes committed against Palestinians, alongside American moves to solidify the Russian occupation of Ukrainian territories.

Raz Siegel in The Guardian believes that the Israeli genocide that has turned Gaza into a devastated model has not stopped, pointing out that the ceasefire imposed by the Trump administration seemed to be a cover for arranging trade deals, while Israel continued its attacks and killed hundreds of Palestinians.

The writer emphasizes that Israel continued to bomb homes, prevent aid, and destroy residential infrastructure after October 10, making the ceasefire merely formal with no impact on the ground, as he expressed, amid the international community's inability to stop the violations.

In Haaretz, Amos Schocken wrote that Benjamin Netanyahu's government is working against Israel's interests by ignoring diplomatic opportunities, explaining that portraying the Palestinian state as a terrorist entity serves to maintain control over the occupied territories, despite repeated Security Council resolutions calling for an end to the occupation.

Schocken points out that the recent Security Council resolution reaffirmed the prohibition of annexing occupied territories, considering that Netanyahu's rejection of a Palestinian state aims to maintain Israeli control over areas designated by international resolutions for the establishment of the Palestinian state.

As for Yedioth Ahronoth, it quoted security officials saying that the incident in the town of Beit Jinn in the countryside of Damascus underscores the necessity of preventing any hostile groups from establishing a presence near the borders, considering Syria an unstable state, and that no agreement can be reached with it, and Israel should not withdraw from Mount Hermon.

Yesterday, Friday, the town of Beit Jinn in the countryside of Damascus witnessed an Israeli bombing that resulted in the death of 13 people, following the incursion of occupation forces into the town to arrest wanted youths, and the locals confronted them before their withdrawal, leaving behind a military vehicle.

In contrast, the newspaper noted that the Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned what it described as the Israeli attack on Beit Jinn, considering it a war crime and a violation of Syrian territorial sovereignty and a direct assault on the residents and their properties, according to the ministry's statement.

Le Monde writes that Iran is betting on France to launch new negotiations regarding its nuclear program after a long stalemate, noting that Trump believes that Iran's nuclear infrastructure was destroyed during the "12-day war" launched by Israel to disrupt Tehran's project.

The French newspaper adds that negotiations remain stalled due to the rigidity of Trump's and Tehran's positions, questioning whether Paris, which has played a key role in this file for years, has the ability to reopen the diplomatic track in the upcoming phase.

In The Telegraph, informed sources reveal that Washington is preparing to recognize Russia's control over Crimea and occupied Ukrainian areas in an effort to end the war, clarifying that Trump sent his envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Kushner to present a direct offer to Putin in Moscow.

The newspaper points out that the plan contradicts American diplomatic traditions and raises concerns among European allies of Kyiv, while other sources emphasize that Washington does not pay much attention to European concerns regarding the future of Ukrainian territories.

The Russian newspaper Izvestia discusses signs of limited normalization between Moscow and Washington, noting that dialogue continues on issues such as the new START treaty, despite the slow pace of consultations and lack of progress on issues of air travel and seized diplomatic properties.

The newspaper sees that the Ukrainian conflict remains the biggest obstacle to improving relations, as the United States links any political breakthrough to tangible progress towards resolving the war, while Moscow considers that American pressures prevent the restoration of normal relations.