The location at an overview: concern for the future of the ceasefire according to Trump’s Gaza advance

After the controversial advance of US President Donald Trump to the Gaza Strip, concern about the future of ceasefire between Israel and Islamist Hamas is growing. With its plans to “take over” the destroyed coastal strip, to move around two million Palestinians and to transform the region into a “Riviera of the Middle East”, the Republican has set the negotiations on the next phase of the ceasefire under new signs.

In particular, the families of the Israeli hostages that are still held in the Gaza Strip fear that the fate of their relatives could take a back seat. “The return of the hostages was pushed aside by Trump’s Riviera plan,” said Boaz Zalmanovitch, whose father was kidnapped and killed by Hamas, the Israeli newspaper “Haaretz”.

Actually, the talks about the second phase of the ceasefire should have started on Monday. According to a report by the radio station Kan, the Israeli government does not want to send a working delegation from secret service officials to the Qatarian capital Doha until Saturday. So far, the indirect negotiations with Hamas have usually been led by delegations led by Mossad boss David Barnea.

The sending of a delegation of lower rank could indicate that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to delay the implementation of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement. This would accommodate his ultra -right coalition partners who reject a military withdrawal from the Gaza Strip before the Hamas was completely broken down.

Care for the future of ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

“Netanyahu may say that he wants to try to initiate the second phase, but he has not yet sent the delegation and puts hurdles in the way. This seriously puts the continuation of the agreement in danger,” said Zalmanovitch. Compared to the US television broadcaster CNN, an Arab diplomat also expressed his concern that Trump’s advance could endanger the fragile ceasefire: “It is important to apply the profound effects of such proposals on life and dignity of the Palestinian people and the entire Middle East recognize.”

Under the mediation of the USA, Qatar and Egyptian, Israel and Islamist Hamas had agreed on an initially six -week ceasefire from January 19 after more than a year of the devastating war. In this first phase of the fighting of the fights, Israeli hostages are exchanged for Palestinian prisoners. In a second phase with a length of another six weeks, all remaining hostages are to be exchanged for prisoners and the Israeli military completely withdraw from the Gaza Strip.

Rubio: Trump wants to shake off countries and push for help

The world is still puzzling, which Trump really tries to purpose with his advance. According to Foreign Minister Marco Rubio, the US President primarily wanted to bring movement into the debate about the future of the region and push other countries to help.

“I have the impression that many states in the world express their concern about the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian people, but in the past there were very little willing to do something concrete,” said Rubio when visiting the Dominican Republic . “I believe that President Trump tries to shake it up and hopefully receive a reaction from some countries that are both economically and technologically able to make a contribution to the region after the conflict.”

According to a report on the US news page “Axios”, Rubio soon wants to travel to the Middle East and have talks there. After the security conference in Munich in mid-February, he will visit Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, “Axios” reported.

Israel’s military: Hisbollah positions in Lebanon

Israel’s Air Force has claimed the Hezbollah militia positions in Lebanon. In the two military facilities, there were weapons that violated the ceasefire, it said in a message from the armed forces. The information could initially not be checked independently.

According to the White House, the ceasefire agreed in November last year was extended until February 18, according to the White House. The deduction of Israeli troops from the south of Lebanon, originally intended within 60 days, is delayed. Both sides accuse themselves of violations of the ceasefire.