Intensive communications to push the Gaza agreement to the second phase.. What are the alternative options?

Diplomatic communications are intensifying in an attempt to push the Gaza agreement to a new phase, with increasing focus on transitioning to the second phase of the ceasefire, amid efforts led by the United States with the participation of active regional parties.

While the city of Miami hosted a meeting between US President’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Ati, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the war in Gaza has ended, and that work is underway to transition to the second phase of the agreement, noting that the current situation in the sector is unsustainable.

Rubio revealed that the United States is working on creating a new governance structure for Gaza, based on an international council and a Palestinian body of technocrats, followed by the deployment of an international force to achieve stability, in an effort to consolidate the fragile ceasefire.

He explained that progress has been made in identifying the names of Palestinians who will join the technocrats group, and that Washington aims to form governance bodies soon, without providing a specific timeline.

For its part, the Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" has clearly set its conditions, where it quoted the movement's leader Bassem Naim as saying that the Miami talks must put an end to Israeli violations, and obligate the occupation to the requirements of the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement, emphasizing that the Palestinian people are waiting for practical steps, not statements.

As for the Israeli side, it reported that the occupation government held a meeting on Thursday evening led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss scenarios for the next phase of the agreement to end the war on Gaza, without reaching clear decisions.

It indicated that all battlefields in Gaza and Lebanon remain in a state of stagnation until the date of Netanyahu's meeting with US President Donald Trump scheduled for the 29th of this month in Florida, to determine the shape of the next phase.

It quoted the broadcasting authority that the meeting held by Netanyahu on Thursday evening discussed several scenarios, including: the possibility of Washington reducing its intervention in the Gaza Strip, or the involvement of forces through private companies and private entities on the ground, and a scenario in which Israel disarms the "Hamas" movement by force, even if it ultimately leads to the formation of an Israeli military government in the sector.

According to reports, Tel Aviv realizes that the next phase of the Gaza agreement will include fulfilling the commitments related to the second phase, opening the Rafah crossing in both directions, allowing reconstruction, and a greater withdrawal of occupation forces, which the occupation government has so far evaded, claiming that it is still waiting for the body of the last prisoner from inside the Gaza Strip.

From the United Nations headquarters, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasized the necessity of transitioning to the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, warning against obstructing this path.

Amid diplomatic pressures and arrangements that have not yet been completed, the transition to the second phase of the Gaza agreement remains subject to political understandings and field commitments.