"Financial Times"Netanyahu is under pressure from his far-right allies regarding the Gaza agreement

The Financial Times reported: The British newspaper said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who accused Hamas on Thursday of disavowing parts of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages, is under great pressure from his far-right allies regarding the agreement that was announced yesterday, Wednesday, with the mediation of Egypt, the United States and mediators. The newspaper explained, in the context of an analytical article, that Israel announced that it had postponed a cabinet meeting that was supposed to support the agreement, but Hamas confirmed that it was committed to the agreement. Which was announced by the mediators yesterday, Wednesday.

 

Two people familiar with the situation said, in exclusive statements to the newspaper, that no date had been set for the cabinet meeting until this evening, although one of them He said it might happen tomorrow, Friday.

 

For his part, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said he was “confident” After speaking to the negotiators, the ceasefire will go into effect as planned next Sunday, one day before President-elect Donald Trump enters the Oval Office.

 

He added Blinken :" It is not entirely surprising that in a negotiation process that was this complex and difficult, some outstanding details may emerge, and we are addressing those outstanding details in the meantime.”

 

Israel had said Earlier today, Thursday, Hamas is seeking to impose conditions on determining the names of Palestinian prisoners who must be released in exchange for the release of Israeli hostages.

 

An official said. Israeli:" Hamas is putting forward new demands that Israel has no chance of agreeing to, including regarding the list of prisoners to be released. Netanyahu’s office added that Israel will not set a date for a cabinet meeting to approve the deal “until the mediators announce that Hamas has agreed to all the details of the agreement.”

 

Netanyahu’s government depends on support. The parliamentarian from two far-right parties strongly opposes any deal, and in reference to the Israeli Prime Minister’s complaint about the decline of Hamas, John Kirby, the White House security coordinator, said in a press statement: " Our team is working on the ground to resolve the outstanding issues and move them forward.”

 

President Joe Biden, Trump, and the Prime Minister of Qatar announced yesterday, Wednesday, that Hamas and Israel had reached an agreement on a deal from It would stop the 15-month war in Gaza and release the 98 hostages who are still in captivity.

 

Trump was the first leader to praise the deal in particular. And, as the newspaper highlighted, he had put pressure on both Israel and Hamas to agree to a deal before his inauguration, and repeatedly warned that “there will be a heavy price.” If the hostages are not released by January 20.

 

However, the far-right Zionism Party, led by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, threatened Thursday morning that he may leave the government if The deal led to a permanent end to the war.

 

Zvi Sukkot, a member of parliament from the party, said it was "likely" To resign from the government if the deal is approved, because his mission was to “change the DNA of Israel,” and not just build numbers in the coalition, as he put it. 

 

While Smotrich and his far-right ally Itamar Ben Gvir are not believed to have enough support in the cabinet to thwart the deal if Netanyahu puts it to a vote, if both of the far-right parties withdraw from the government, it will It will lose its majority in Parliament (the Knesset), however, the “Financial Times” confirmed In her article, this matter does not automatically mean the end of Netanyahu’s government, as the Israeli political system does not prevent minority governments, and the opposition parties have expressed their willingness to support the government if necessary, but the loss of his extreme right-wing allies would shake Netanyahu’s grip on power, and could lead to Early elections.

 

Aviv Bushinsky, a political analyst and former advisor to Netanyahu, commented on the matter in a special statement to the British newspaper, :" I do not think that Netanyahu has the ability to back out of the deal, especially since he was besieged by Trump.”

 

He added that the Israeli Prime Minister was trying to “square the circle.” between Trump and his partners in the extremist nationalist coalition.

 

Finally, the “Financial Times” reported that the agreement, if implemented next week, would open a window of hope to stop… Perhaps the end of a brutal war that has become the bloodiest chapter in the history of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 

The newspaper added: The war left Gaza in ruins. It consumed Israeli society and pushed the Middle East to the brink of all-out war, noting that the deal includes an initial truce for 42 days, during which 33 hostages will be released, including children, women, the sick, and the elderly.

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