The IDF intercept a new flotilla directed to Gaza, while in talks in Egypt Hamas maintains the hard line on the disarmament. Israel looks at regional partners with growing skepticism, and Trump evaluates a direct imposition proposal.
The Foreign Ministry Israeli made it known that the Defense forces (IDF) intercepted a new flotilla that tried to overcome the naval blockade around the Gaza Strip. “A further attempt to violate the legitimate blocking and to enter a combat area did not lead to any result”, communicated the Ministry. «The boats and passengers were conducted in an Israeli port. Everyone is in good condition and will be expelled shortly », adds the official note. According to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) and Thousand Madleens to Gaza (TMTG), organizers of the operation, eight boats-Abd Elkarim Eid, Alaa al-Najar, Anas Al-Sharif, Gaza Sunbird, Leïla Khaled, Milad, Soul of My Soul and Um Saad-were stopped at 04:34, about 120 nautical miles (220 kilometers) from Gaza. The organizers argue that a ninth ship, the Consciencewas still in navigation when it would have been approached by an Israeli helicopter. Yesterday from Jerusalem A hard reply has arrived against Greta Thunberg. The Swedish activist had published a message of support for Palestinian prisoners on social media, writing that “their suffering is not an opinion, but a fact of systematic cruelty and inhumanization”. In the post, the Thunberg He had attached a photo of the Israeli hostage Evyatar Davidgesture that aroused the indignation of Israel. The Ministry of Esteri replied with hard tones, stating that «The ignorance blinded by hatred is now fashionable»And remembering that Davidduring captivity, «He was denounced, mistreated and forced by Hamas to dig the pit».
New round of talks in Egypt
While on the media level the tension grows, in Egypt TyuCua negotiations a Gaza enter their most critical phase. TO Sharm El-Sheikh The American delegation led by the mediator has arrived Steve Witkoff and from Jared Kushnerson -in -law of Donald Trumptogether with the Prime Minister of Qatar, the sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman at Thani. The negotiation, based on the “framework agreement” proposed by United Statesaims at a stable cessation of hostilities, the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops and the reconstruction of the strip under an international supervision. However, according to Israeli sources, Hamas He would have rejected the plan. The Islamist movement refuses to lay down the weapons, asks for the complete withdrawal of the IDF from the territory and claims the full application of all the clauses of the agreement before freeing the hostagethe. In essence, Hamas has not changed its position compared to the previous negotiating rounds and continues to not recognize the plan of Trump as the basis of understanding. within the organization, Intelligence sources They report fractures: there are more pragmatic currents, but the intransigent faction prevails, contrary to any concession until a permanent fire is guaranteed.
The double game of Qatar and Türkiye
The frustration towards Jerusalem grows in Qatar And Türkiyeprivileged but incapable mediators (also because they sponsor Hamas), to convince Hamas to accept the American terms. “We are disappointed by their role,” Israeli political sources report. By the Prime Minister’s Office Benjamin Netanyahu An attitude of “cautious optimism», But in the speech for the anniversary of October 7, the premier reiterated that” the war will continue until all the objectives are achieved: the return of the hostages, the destruction of the Hamas regime and the certainty that Gaza no longer represents a threat “. Many Israeli analysts, however, invite prudence. “Every balance can still break,” they observe, remembering that “Hamas will hardly deliver all the hostages». Furthermore, «the plan of Trump excludes Hamas from the future government of Gaza, but its own architecture would impose operational contact with the movement for a prolonged period “that Israel refuses. Donald Trumpfor its part, continues to play a central role and has defined “concrete»The possibility of an agreement. According to the Israeli channel Channel 12if progress does not emerge in the next few hours, the American president It would be ready to present a proposal “take or leave», With the aim of coming by weekend – which in Israel coincides with Friday and Saturday – to a first release of prisoners, perhaps from Sunday. The double forehead – that of the sea and the diplomatic one – shows how much the crisis of Gaza You are trapped between symbols and political stalls. Flottiglie try to cure the block, Hamas It stiffens its position, Israel warns of mediators and the United States They chase an agreement that always seems a step further. TO Sharm El-Sheikhmore than a truce, the distance between the reality of the conflict and the fragile hope of diplomacy is measured.
