As civilian hostage numbers fall, a truce deal must be renegotiated
Daniel Levy, a former Israeli negotiator, says the current iteration of the truce deal will have to be renegotiated as the number of civilians Hamas holds dwindles.
“Can one do that in time to extend this cessation without getting back to the intention of the Israeli political and military leadership, which is to resume its all-out assault on Gaza? They are being clear that that’s where they want to go,” Levy told Al Jazeera.
“The Americans are apparently saying, ‘Hey, we’re with you on you continuing your military mission, but can you do it differently’ – that sounds like a disingenuous position to me. Why would anyone have faith that Israel will do this differently.”
As Hamas reiterated it will swap soldiers it has for all the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, Levy said the idea of “all for all” is polling “surprisingly highly” among Israelis.
But within that agreement, it would have to include “some kind of end, decisive end” to Israel’s bombardment.
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