Are the conditions for the swap deal ripe?

Israel imposed its hegemony by force of American weapons and continued to kill our Palestinian people, through daily massacres that claimed the lives of dozens of civilians, who were absolutely not guilty, in this frenzied attack. Despite the presence of a large number of Israeli detainees held by the resistance in Gaza, Israel rejected all previous attempts over more than a year to reach an agreement, for several reasons, the most important of which is that the far-right government is seeking and is still seeking a war of revenge, in response to what happened on October 7, 2023. Accordingly, it wanted to prolong the war for as long as possible. It is not known when this crazy war, which is being driven by the most extreme right-wing poles, will end, in addition to other reasons related to internal Israeli affairs. With the recent statements issued by a number of Israeli officials that the conditions have ripened to reach an exchange deal, it is worthwhile for us to stop at some of the main features that will determine the future of the Gaza Strip, if a ceasefire is reached. In light of this point, the ceasefire will be partial, for a period that may approach 60 days, and if the resistance agrees to that, in order to protect the people of Our people in the Gaza Strip must build on this ceasefire with diplomatic skill in order to reach a complete ceasefire, within clear, guaranteed and agreed-upon points from mediators and influential countries, so that the partial withdrawal turns into a complete withdrawal of the Israeli army later, in order to prepare the conditions for a real exchange deal, in which a large number of prisoners with high sentences will gain their freedom after long suffering, especially in light of the miserable conditions inside the prisons.

In order to achieve the goals of our Palestinian people regarding the day after the war on the Gaza Strip, which must be managed by Palestinians, without a Palestinian agreement on this role, the occupation’s ambitions will be strengthened to continue the aggression and thus seize a certain part of the exchange deal for its benefit and neglect the rest of its parts, and resume the aggression if a partial deal is agreed upon in the first place.

It is true that what is urgently required at this stage is to stop the aggression and war immediately, and national consensus is the way to achieve this, but the price that Israel demands to be paid, which is to manage the conditions of the ceasefire according to its mood and standards, and the pretext of the presence of resistance fighters here and there, as justifications for launching raids and using rockets and shells, cannot be paid. Accordingly, the Palestinian position must be balanced and intelligent, and respond to the demands of our people to contribute to alleviating their suffering and lifting the injustice from them, and to try to avoid falling into the Israeli trap, especially since there are extremist ministers, who may once again obstruct the ways and attempts to reach an agreement.

The indirect negotiations have reached the stage of exchanging the names of Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners. Informed sources say that a paper containing the names of those held by Hamas has been handed to Egyptian intelligence, and an Israeli delegation is expected to arrive in Cairo to continue the discussion. Hence, the priorities of the entry of humanitarian aid, medicine and fuel are at the forefront of all files. Accordingly, any ceasefire must achieve these goals. Regardless of everything Israel promotes, a possible, imminent and close exchange deal that leads to a ceasefire in Gaza seems to be an important demand of the people, but with caution and care, and first and foremost, transforming it into a complete cessation of the war of extermination and massacres of the occupation.