War in Gaza | Why does Israel not want to move on to the second phase of the high fire agreement with Hamas that implies the end of the war?

The pact signed by Israel, under the mediation of Egypt and Qatar, has 3 phases. The first ended on Saturday. Negotiations for second phase which had to go into force on Sunday, they have not advanced. This contemplated the end of the war, the delivery of the 58 hostages that still retains Hamás in Gaza and the total retreat of Israeli troops. The Third phase It has to do with the reconstruction of Gaza.

In the first phase, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to their homes destroyed in northern Gazahumanitarian aid increased and Israeli forces retired to damping areas.

In addition, from day 42 of phase 1 Israel had to remove his troops from the Philadelphia corridorthe 14 -kilometer dividing between Gaza and Egypt, something that will no longer happen.

On the contrary, now Israel demands to continue in the first phase and that Hamás Follow releasing Hostages, a demand that the Palestinian militia does not accept.

On Sunday, in an interview with Al Jazeera, Mahmoud Mardawi, senior official of HamásHe said he will not accept to extend the first phase of the agreement. He added that they will only release the remaining Israeli hostages according to the terms of the agreement by phases already signed.

On Monday, Netanyahu threatened Hamás with consequences that “you can’t even imagine” if you don’t release hostages. The words pronounced them in Parliament and were rejected by relatives of the hostages, who booed the prime minister before being retired.

For its part, USA supported the decision of Israelwhile the families of the Israeli hostages and activists said in a statement that the second phase must begin immediately, before any return to the fighting in Gaza.

The authorities of Israel They have accused Hamás of “not accepting the draft Witkoff To continue the conversations ”, in reference to a proposal that Israel attributes to the special American envoy Steve Witkoff to extend the first phase during the month of Ramadan in exchange for the release of half of the living and dead hostages that are still in Gaza.

It was an agreement too fragile

For the international journalist and analyst Carlos Novoa, Specialized in topics of the Middle Eastwhat happens is something that does not surprise him, because he considered that from the beginning it was learned that the truce was very weak and that the fence was very high, in the sense that phase 2 and phase 3 offered the end of the war, “but under conditions very difficult to accept for either side.”

“The very nature of the agreement, which was very weak, is what prevents progress”Novoa explained.

The first measure of Israel Once phase 1 was finished it was Block Humanitarian Aid to Gazawhere 2.3 million people live.

Novoa said that Israel is taking up its position to tighten and press a lot to the Gaza Strip With food aid to drown the Palestinians.

He added that within Israel The public pressure of civil society could be very strong against the government, taking into account that in Gaza There are still hostages that are alive.

“It must also be remembered that this phase 1 could have occurred months ago, which had saved more lives”he remarked.

The analyst said that the position of Netanyahu It also has to do with the support you have received from Trumpwho a few days ago ordered an increase in military aid to Israel and approved the sale of weapons for 4,000 million dollars.

“The main objective in this delicate moment must be that it does not return to military action,” Novoa said. He added that with his refusal to respect the agreed Israel benefits Hamasbecause it is confirmed that it is still in power in Gaza, “suddenly not with the strength of before, but continues to send despite the fact that Israel promised to annihilate it.”

As for the idea of Trump to convert to Gaza In a kind of resort, but not before to evict all its inhabitants, Novoa said that this is not viable. “It is something that would have to happen under a massacre, under a slaughter, there is no other way for this to go ahead.”

The reactions

Hamás accused on Monday to Israel to act to “sink” the truce agreement.

“The violations of the agreement during the first phase demonstrate without the slightest doubt that the occupation government wanted to sink the agreement, and did everything possible to achieve it,” said Usama Hamdam, a high responsible for Hamás.

“In this context, the recent decisions of Netanyahu If the American proposal to extend the first phase of the agreement contradicts what is agreed, ”he added.

The Jerusalem Post reported that Israel prepares to resume war in the short term. “We are willing to give a chance of a few days, but we will not allow it to last indefinitely,” government officials said to that medium. “If we see that negotiations are not carried out in good faith, we will fight again in Gaza,” they added.

The Israeli blockage to the entry of humanitarian aid was criticized by Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which qualified it as a “flagrant rape” of the truce.

The Islamic jihad, Hamás allied movement, said that Israel “He is responsible for the consequences of sabotaging” the truce.

The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, requested “the immediate resumption of humanitarian aid flow”, and the UN Office Chief for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Thomas Fletcher, said the decision of Israel “It’s worrying.”