"Hamas' approval"… Netanyahu moves towards "final resolution"

Dr. Raed Abu Badawieh: It is likely that the "flexibility of Hamas in negotiations" will be exploited to justify a broader military operation under the title of "final resolution."
Majid Hdeib: Hamas's acceptance of the proposed deal represents an opportunity to remove excuses and opens the door to pressure on Netanyahu to reach an agreement.
 Dr. Qusay Hamid: The margin for maneuvering for Hamas has become narrow, and its acceptance of the proposal came to spare the sector from an impending disaster and to embarrass Netanyahu.
Mohammed Joudeh: Hamas's acceptance of the proposal opens a window for a fragile and temporary tactical truce in Gaza, not a serious path to end the war.
Dr. Amjad Bishkar: Netanyahu continues to impose impossible conditions, and if he continues his current approach, the agreement will not see the light of day.
Mohammed Hawash: Israel continues its military preparations on the ground with the mobilization of reserve forces in preparation for expanding military operations.
Suleiman Basharat: Netanyahu is maneuvering to bypass a critical political phase represented by the convening of the General Assembly and the possibilities of European countries recognizing the Palestinian state.



The approval of Hamas to the proposed exchange deal opens the debate on whether it represents an attempt to remove excuses from Israel's hands and open a negotiating path, or whether it is a card that Tel Aviv might exploit to repeat the cycle of negotiations and find new excuses to justify a broader military escalation.
Writers, political analysts, specialists, and university professors, in separate conversations with "Y," believe that Hamas's acceptance of the proposal puts pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which faces internal protests and severe coalition crises. However, there is concern that this acceptance may be understood as a retreat on Hamas's part that can be used to strengthen the "final resolution" rhetoric, and thus lead to new Israeli military operations against the Gaza Strip, especially with the ongoing preparations of the occupation army to occupy the city of Gaza.
The chances of success for any agreement, according to writers, analysts, specialists, and university professors, depend on the extent of Washington's willingness to pressure Israel to achieve a real deal, at a time when Tel Aviv is betting on exploiting the sixty-day truce to reposition itself and impose stricter political and military conditions, which leaves the scene open between two options: a temporary tactical calm or expanded escalation under a negotiating cover.

Calculated political step

Professor of international law and international relations at the Arab American University, Dr. Raed Abu Badawieh, considers Hamas's announcement of its acceptance of the proposal to be a calculated political step aimed primarily at embarrassing Israel in front of international public opinion and portraying the movement as flexible and willing to engage in a negotiating path, amid rising humanitarian and political pressures on the Gaza Strip.
Abu Badawieh emphasizes that this step "will not change anything on the ground," but it may open the door for the Israeli government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, to exploit the situation in a completely opposite manner.

 Netanyahu faces a complex internal crisis

Abu Badawieh clarifies that Netanyahu faces a complex internal crisis, with increasing protests and strikes led by the families of Israeli detainees, which puts his government in a difficult predicament, especially since these families are clearly demanding an end to the war in exchange for the return of their loved ones, while ministers in the right-wing government accuse them of "serving Hamas's interests."
Abu Badawieh points out that recent opinion polls show a decline in the Likud party by about four seats, which drives Netanyahu to seriously consider advancing elections to capitalize on his position as "war-time Prime Minister" before the coalition fractures deepen.

Trump's statements complicate the scene

Abu Badawieh notes that the position of the U.S. administration, represented by President Donald Trump's statements, complicates the scene further, after the latter announced that the recovery of Israeli detainees "will only be achieved by destroying Hamas," which gives Netanyahu full cover for escalation and pushes towards rejecting any partial settlement or limited exchange deal.
According to Abu Badawieh, Trump is working to turn this file into an internal electoral card to enhance his presence among his right-wing base.

Approval of the plan to occupy the city of Gaza

On the ground, Abu Badawieh points out that the Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, Eyal Zamir, has approved a plan to occupy the city of Gaza as part of the next phase of the "Gideon's Chariots" operation, in a process that may last four months aimed at "deepening the targeting of Hamas until its defeat," which means that the acceptance of the movement's proposal effectively turns into just a pressure card