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What to know about the Gaza peace plan agreed to by Trump and Netanyahu
CAIRO (AP) After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw his support behind the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, the question now is whether Hamas will agree.
Hamas faces a bitter tradeoff the proposal demands that the militant group effectively surrender in return for uncertain gains. But if it rejects the deal, the U.S. could give Israel an even freer hand to continue its punishing campaign in the already devastated territory.
Under the proposal, the militant group would have to disarm in return for an end to fighting, humanitarian aid for Palestinians, and the promise of reconstruction in Gaza all desperately hoped for by its population.
But the proposal has only a vague promise that some day, perhaps, Palestinian statehood might be possible. For the foreseeable future, Gaza and its more than 2 million Palestinians would be put under international control. An international security force would move in, and a Board of Peace headed by Trump and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair would oversee Gazas administration and reconstruction. The territory would remain surrounded by Israeli troops.
https://apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-hamas-palestinians-peace-plan-ce2e84de8aa5fd308fe751ae9c3118e8

Lovie777
(20,662 posts)UGH. That's not for peace, it's a take over while kicking the last remaining Palestinians out or killing them.
ananda
(33,566 posts)Geez, whodathunkit.
Johnny2X2X
(23,482 posts)So Trump and Netanyahu let the cat out of the bag several months ago when they held a similar press conference. The plan for Gaza is clear, every man, woman, and child living in Gaza will be expelled or killed. The land will be taken and sold off to Trump's and Bibi's real estate developer pals to turn into high end condos and resorts. That's what's going to happen, there is nothing that will stop that now. November of 2024 was the last chance to do anything about it.
But why tell them what is going to happen? I think it's a terror campaign. The message is clear to anyone in Gaza, you're all going to leave or you're all going to die, no one is coming to help you. Your land is ours now.
So all this dog and pony show about peace pans is just a distraction, the plan is already public and nothing has hinted that the Israeli military is doing anything other than executing Trump's and Netanyahu's plan. And I've got news for the people of the West Bank, you're land is next.
delisen
(7,150 posts)Rob H.
(5,728 posts)An "even freer hand"? That's both difficult and terrifying to imagine, given the horrors they've visited on Gaza over the last two years.