World newspapers: Warnings that the calm in the region is temporary

World newspapers covered intertwined issues in the international scene, led by the Palestinian-Israeli issue, amid warnings that the prevailing calm in the region may be temporary, alongside developments extending from Ukraine to Latin America.

The British newspaper The Guardian revealed that Israel allows certain companies to import specific goods into the Gaza Strip, while preventing humanitarian organizations from importing the same materials.

The newspaper quoted military, diplomatic, and humanitarian sources that these goods are currently being sold in the open market inside Gaza, despite passing through 3 Israeli checkpoints under strict surveillance.

A diplomatic source expressed shock at the ability of commercial channels to import these goods, ruling out that this could happen without the knowledge of the Israeli authorities.

The newspaper considered that this disparity hinders the work of humanitarian organizations supporting Palestinians at a time when the need is increasing, while providing profitable opportunities for traders capable of obtaining import permits from Israel.

As for the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, it published an article forecasting the new year for Israel, which is supposed to be the first in 3 years without a state of war, but the newspaper warned that the current calm may be temporary, amid continued tension on the northern and southern fronts and across the seas.

The article indicated that Hezbollah has not disarmed, and Hamas is not ready to do so, while Iranian preparations continue for what it described as the upcoming battle with Israel, in addition to Israel's future expectation of dealing with the Houthi file in Yemen.

As for the director of the International Crisis Group, Comfort Ero, she considered in an article for Foreign Policy magazine that postponing details as an exit from the state of war is an approach whose success is doubtful.

Comfort Ero said that the ceasefire in Gaza shows the risks of short-term solutions, where Palestinians are crammed into less than half the sector's area, while Israel controls the rest of the areas, hinders reconstruction, and continues its strikes as a transitional phase.

In another file, the Washington Times reported that Azerbaijan and Armenia are gradually distancing themselves from Moscow and approaching Washington following the peace agreement brokered by US President Donald Trump.

The newspaper pointed to Azerbaijan's strategic importance, as it is the only country bordering Russia, Iran, and Turkey together, and Washington views it as a reliable partner that maintains relations with Israel.

The Washington Post said that Russia succeeded in provoking global anger regarding an alleged Ukrainian attack on one of the residences of Russian President Vladimir Putin, noting tension in Trump's position on supporting Kyiv.

For its part, the New York Times spoke in a report from the Ukrainian front about soldiers' doubts about the war's imminent end, with conviction that it will continue for at least another two years.

The Wall Street Journal concluded that China will not make concessions to the United States in Latin America, confirming that Beijing's ambitions have gone beyond the economy to the strategic dimension.