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Despite the announcement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who is required for the International Criminal Court – to allow a very small amount of aid to enter the Gaza Strip, justifying this that “in order to complete victory, defeat Hamas and release the hostages,” ministers in his government expressed their categorical rejection of this step.
On the other hand, the newspaper “Yisrael Hume” reported that this permission came as part of an agreement between Hamas and the American administration related to the deal of the release of the prisoner, Alexander Alexander, and is not a pure Israeli initiative.
These developments were accompanied by the escalation of American and European pressure, as well as Israeli concern about diplomatic efforts led by French President Emmanuel Macron to urge other countries to recognize the Palestinian state, and some Israeli political circles saw that the introduction of aid aims to contain the growing international momentum in this regard, according to the newspaper.
A temporary decision for a week until the establishment of distribution centers .. Israel decides to enter aid into a sector #Gaza And news about the entry of the first convoy loaded with foodstuffs and medicines today, Monday
More details: pic.twitter.com/XU2LPW2PT– Tel Aviv Tribune.net • Al -Jazeera Net (@AjArabicnet) May 19, 2025
Netanyahu paper to postpone the elections
In its editorial, the Haaretz newspaper says that the “Gideon vehicles” operation that the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip does not aim to release the prisoners or provide security to the citizens of Israel, but rather that the goal at best is to preserve the “extremist” Netanyahu coalition by postponing the end of the war.
According to the newspaper, the Steve Wittouf scheme, the American president’s envoy for the Middle East, which is supposed to be implemented for about two months, may allow Netanyahu to cross the summer in the Knesset in Salam, which ends on July 27.
The newspaper continues that in such a scenario, the coalition will remain at least until the beginning of the winter session at the end of October, which means that the upcoming elections will not be held before the spring of 2026, and this is the utmost priority for Netanyahu at the present time, while the rest of the considerations appear secondary for him.
The newspaper repeated in several articles that Netanyahu uses security conditions as a political shield and depicts itself as a barrier that Israel cannot dispense with, and disrupts any attempt to change it by claiming the security danger, to disrupt any efforts of the opposition or call for early elections.
Israeli political analyst Yona Bin Menachem believes that “Netanyahu’s achievement of achievements in the Gaza Strip is the only basis that gives him the opportunity to win in the upcoming elections, scheduled for next year.”
He added in an interview with the Anatolia Agency that what remains of the Netanyahu government is officially “one year, and if during this period it is not able to completely topple Hamas in the Gaza Strip, it will fall in the elections.”
Talking about the differences in the Israeli interior regarding allowing humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, Bin Menachem said, “There is an opposition to entering them, and they consider that this is part of pressure on Hamas to accept the Israeli conditions for exchange and a ceasefire.”
For his part, Esmat Mansour believes that “Netanyahu uses the process of Gideon’s vehicles as a sword on the necks of the people of Gaza, and that this aggression will not stop unless Hamas – according to Netanyahu’s expression – is subjected to a partial deal without clear obligations to end the war, as the Prime Minister of the occupation realizes that the direct pledge to stop the war may mean threatening his government and destabilizing his coalition.”
Under the fire negotiations
This political debate coincides with the Israeli army declaring the launch of “Gideon’s vehicles” as a comprehensive military operation aimed at achieving the goals of the war in Gaza, most notably the elimination of Hamas and the liberation of the hostages.
According to what Defense Minister Yisrael Katz stated, the military pressure due to Gideon’s vehicles and the displacement of hundreds of thousands under the fire of shelling and starvation is the reason for the acceptance of Hamas to engage in the negotiations taking place in Doha.
Although Netanyahu announced the strong start of the Gideon vehicles operation with the aim of eliminating Hamas, liberating the prisoners and controlling the entire Gaza Strip, he still insists on its previous impossible conditions by refusing to talk about stopping the war, which is the main condition of Hamas.
On the opposite party, the Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani Tel Aviv held responsibility for undermining peace opportunities, noting that the bombing of the sector after the release of the American American soldier, Idan Alexander Aksid, was aborted in this context.
He said in his speech during the opening of the Qatar Economic Forum that the negotiations hosted by Doha during the past weeks did not lead to any progress, due to “fundamental differences between the parties”, where Israel adheres to a phased agreement, while Hamas demands a comprehensive agreement that ends the war and includes the launch of the prisoners.
Criticism and objections
In the context of talking about the scarce aid that will allow Israel to enter the Gaza Strip, the Israeli media assert that Netanyahu himself considers that the decision of aid is temporary for about a week until the completion of the establishment of distribution centers subject to the supervision of the Israeli army and managed by American civil companies, to deprive Hamas of their governmental capabilities and prevent them from reaching the distribution of aid.
However, the tone of criticism was great by prominent ministers within his government, led by National Security Minister Etamar bin Ghafir, who said that “any humanitarian assistance that enters the sector will nourish Hamas and provide it with oxygen, while our hostages are in the tunnels” and considered that Netanyahu “makes a fatal mistake” as he does not have the support of the decisive majority between the coalition partners.
As for the Minister of Finance Bastel Smotrich, he attacked the decision, describing the talk about the introduction of aid to Gaza as “absolute madness”, adding that “it should not be allowed to enter even water, until the release of the last Israeli prisoner.”
He believed that the government’s continuation of this path may push the international community to impose the end of the war on Israel.
For his part, Minister Amihai Eliao warned that the introduction of aid at this time is a direct blow to the war effort, and it constitutes an additional obstacle to the liberation of the prisoners.
As for the Knesset member of the Likud Party, Tal Gottlieb, Foreign Minister accused Gideon Saar of the decision of pressure on the prime minister, in response to European concerns about taking sanctions against Israel.
The controversy of the deal
Despite the proposals that the Israeli media circulates is limited to the release of 10 neighborhood prisoners and some of the dead bodies in exchange for a temporary calm for 40 days, ending the war is outside the scope of the debate, as Netanyahu categorically rejects the pledge to do so, considering the matter a red line.
According to Etamar Eachr, in the newspaper “Yediot Aharonot”, government ministers see that Netanyahu is facing a fateful decision between moving in the first stage of the Wittakov plan, which provides for the release of 10 hostages, or accepting a comprehensive deal, in light of the rejection of Bin Ghafir and Samotrich for the idea of release only part of the kidnappers, and their emphasis on the need to deter full Hamas even in the case of a deal Comprehensive.
On the other hand, Eachr added that there is in the government who believes that any deal should take place quickly, even if it is only related to half of the hostages, and then “if the possibility of reaching a comprehensive deal appears, then Hamas surrender and stopping the war must be discussed.”
Esmat Mansour believes that Netanyahu cannot agree to a comprehensive deal such as the Trump administration, and that he succeeded in playing on the time factor, as he sent a delegation that has no mandate and representation that is considered average to gain time and free from the pressure of Trump’s visit to the area, which tried through his statements and leaks to deliver a message that he is interested in ending the Gaza file.
Mansour added that the continuation of the war represents the key to the stability of the Netanyahu coalition, in light of the strong pressure from Smutrich and Bin Ghafir to pay the operation of Gideon, and these pressures were embodied by statements about the siege of the Palestinians south of the Morag axis in preparation for their displacement and control of Gaza for decades.
On the other hand, the Israeli expert, Imad Abu Awad, suggests that Netanyahu may accept a partial deal without any commitment to end the war, taking advantage of the policy of starvation to pressure the Gazans and subjugate them, while the war machine in Gaza continues in an effort to achieve a “absolute victory” that Netanyahu seeks.
The ceiling of expectations
Expectations to end the extermination war against Gaza remain in place with a state of questioning the Trump administration’s ability to pressure Netanyahu seriously to end it.
Netanyahu has adopted a dual policy, which shows a declared flexibility against Washington while working behind the scenes to hinder any progress towards ending the war, at the same time, seeking to market the image of “victory” to the Israeli public opinion to pass a temporary deal and maintain the cohesion of his right -wing coalition with Ben Ghafir and Hemottich, according to Haaretz.
Imad Abu Awad believes that Israel will expand its military operations in Gaza, depending on the fact that the world has become used to what is happening and the blood waterfalls are flowing without any reactions, up to a field achievement that Netanyahu and its marketing to its extremist partners can in the form of victory from them, in an effort to achieve a field achievement that gives him a force for a force for his partners.
As for Mansour, he believes that any solution to Gaza must be linked to a broader regional settlement, because the cooperation vehicle and the agreements that signed cannot succeed as long as the war exists.
It is expected that the escalation of Gideon vehicles may give Netanyahu a better field location that allows him to impose new dictates on his partners if movements are crystallized to end the war.
The genocide is continuing
Despite the negotiations taking place in Doha, the Israeli genocide and its massacres in the Gaza Strip rose, which led to a wide displacement in the northern Gaza Strip, especially Beit Lahia and Tal Al -Zaatar, and besieging the Indonesian Hospital, in addition to targeting the southern sand area and Al -Shifa Hospital, and most of Khan Yunis Governorate.
The government media office in Gaza confirmed the fall of about two thousand Palestinians between a martyr and a wounded during the recent Israeli escalation, while the civil defense stated that dozens of victims are still under the rubble, as the occupation raids hinder the arrival of rescue and ambulance teams to the affected areas as a result of direct targeting.
Commenting on the crimes in Gaza, the Haaretz newspaper considered that the residents of the Strip did not need an official announcement of the start of the Gideon vehicles operation in order to realize the size of the tragedy, noting that it is no longer to overlook what the army is doing in the Gaza Strip.
The newspaper cited a statement to the Knesset member, Tsafi Sokut, who said, “Everyone used to kill 100 gas in one night during the war, and no one is careful,” explaining that this statement represents a serious ethical state and is not an invitation to oversely or warn.
