Israel.. Conflicting reports about an agreement with Washington to evacuate "Hamas" members from Rafah.

Conflicting reports emerged in Israel on Tuesday evening regarding a settlement with Washington that would allow for the "safe" passage of about 200 fighters from the Hamas movement stranded in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip.

The city of Rafah is located within areas controlled by the Israeli army east of what is known as the "yellow line," as stipulated in the ceasefire agreement that began implementation on October 10.

In contrast, Palestinians are allowed to move in areas west of this line, but they face daily Israeli violations, resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries.

The crisis of the stranded Hamas members in Rafah erupted due to two security incidents following the agreement, the first on October 19 and the second on the 28th of the same month, in which Israel claimed clashes occurred with Palestinian militants and accused Hamas of violating the agreement.

However, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, stated in its first response to the clashes that "communication has been cut off with the remaining members of its groups in Rafah since the return of the war in March."

A report published by the "Cairo News" channel previously indicated that Israel is trying to exploit this crisis to undermine the agreement.

The newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" claimed, citing an unnamed Israeli official in the security cabinet, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached a settlement with U.S. envoy Jared Kushner regarding the stranded Hamas members in Rafah.

The Israeli official told the newspaper: "A settlement was reached between Netanyahu and Kushner to evacuate about 200 (Palestinian fighters) stranded in the tunnels of Rafah."

He clarified that "under the settlement, Israel must allow their safe evacuation" outside Palestinian territories.

The official reported that no country has yet agreed to receive these stranded individuals, without mentioning the names of the countries that were offered the matter.

The newspaper pointed to Hamas's desire to evacuate its fighters stranded in the al-Jinina neighborhood of Rafah.

As of 18:00 GMT, no official statement had been issued on this matter from Tel Aviv, Washington, or Hamas.

In contrast, the official Hebrew broadcasting authority stated that "a disagreement has arisen between the United States and Israel" regarding the resolution of the crisis of the Hamas members stranded in one of the tunnels in Rafah.

The broadcasting authority added that Kushner "sent a message to Israel confirming the necessity of releasing all the militants" to areas west of the "yellow line" where Palestinians are in control.

It further stated: "According to him (Kushner), they will be released unarmed, and this will be considered part of the disarmament of the sector."

According to the broadcasting authority, Israel "opposed this proposal," quoting an unnamed Israeli source as saying: "This is an innocent proposal, and the weapons will be waiting for them in their homes."

Regarding Washington's position, the broadcasting authority stated that the United States "is not concerned with Hamas or Islamic Jihad; all it cares about is that this agreement holds."

It continued: "For Washington, killing these militants would lead to the collapse of the agreement and return Israel to war, and this will not happen and is unacceptable to President (Donald) Trump."

It expressed its expectations for both parties to reach a solution to this crisis, given the American desire not to allow Israel to cause the collapse of the agreement "by blowing up the tunnel or pumping water into it and destroying it," according to the broadcasting authority.

This was also reported by the newspaper "Israel Hayom," which quoted an unnamed Israeli political source as saying: "Contrary to reports, no agreed solution has been reached regarding the militants in Rafah."

These developments came hours after sources close to Netanyahu denied that he had made commitments to Washington regarding the stranded Hamas fighters in Rafah, according to what the broadcasting authority reported at the time.

Israeli media had stated that this issue was discussed in the meeting between Netanyahu and Kushner in West Jerusalem on Monday evening.

Israeli officials are calling for the surrender of these fighters and their transfer to Israel for interrogation, or their killing if they refuse to surrender.

Meanwhile, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades confirmed on Sunday that "there is no principle of surrender or handing oneself over to the enemy in its dictionary."

It held in a statement published at the time, Israel responsible for any clashes that occur with its stranded members in Rafah.

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