Hamas Exploits 11 Flaws in Trump’s Gaza Plan; Resistance Responds Strategically
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency via al Mayadeen, political experts outlined key flaws in Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for Gaza. They stressed that the plan is incompatible with international law and warned that forcing immediate peace at any price would lead to injustice, violence, and greater instability in the future.
Nonetheless, Hamas appears to have leveraged ambiguities within the plan in its response, shifting obligation onto the United States and Israel.
The experts emphasized that crucial elements of Trump’s Gaza proposal largely conflict with core principles of international law and do not align with the 2024 advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice, which calls on Israel to end its illegal presence in occupied Palestinian territories.
The ambiguous points raised by thes analysts are summarized as follows:
- The Palestinians’ right to self-determination-especially regarding establishing an autonomous state under international law-is not guaranteed. Instead, it depends on vague prerequisites related to Gaza’s reconstruction, reforming Palestinian Authority institutions, and negotiations between Israel and Palestine.
- The so-called “interim transitional government” neither represents Palestinians nor respects their right to self-determination; it lacks legitimacy. There is no clear criteria or timeline for transitioning authority solely back to Palestinians. Oversight by a “Peace Council” chaired by the U.S. president is neither under united Nations authority nor subject to multilateral transparent control; given U.S.’s strong support for Israel, it cannot be considered an impartial mediator.
- The proposed “international stabilization force” would operate outside Palestinian public control or UN oversight and would replace Israeli occupation with a U.S.-led form of occupation.
- There is no expiration date for disarming Gaza; if permanent,this could leave Gaza vulnerable to Israeli aggression. Meanwhile,milateral disarmament of Israel-an actor responsible for international crimes against Palestinians threatening regional peace through aggression-is unaddressed.
- “Eliminating extremism” applies onyl within Gaza while ignoring widespread anti-Palestinian sentiment, Arabophobia, incitement-including calls for genocide-that predominate mainstream Zionist discourse inside occupied territories.
- The economic advancement project including a “special economic zone” risks illegal foreign exploitation of Palestinian resources.
- Israel and those continuing unlawful attacks in Gaza carry no obligation under this plan to compensate Palestinians for war-related damages caused illegally during hostilities.
- The proposal guarantees freedom only for all Israeli prisoners but promises release only limited numbers of imprisoned Palestinians.
- No accountability mechanisms address Israeli international crimes or human rights violations against Palestinians; there are no commitments toward justice implementation whatsoever.
- This framework ignores fundamental issues such as halting illegal Israeli settlements across the West Bank-including East Jerusalem-border disputes,reparations,and refugees’ rights
- It assigns no role whatsoever either explicitly or implicitlyto any UN bodies-includingthe General Assembly,the Security Council-or specifically UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency), whose assistanceand protection are vitaltoPalestinians’ wellbeing .
Hamas’s Strategic Response To The US Ceasefire Proposal
In this context,Firas Yaghi,a specialist onIsraeli affairs,toldShehab Palestine News AgencythatHamas’s response tothe ”Netanyahu-Trump”plan was”very responsible.” He added that Hamas succeeded indrawing discussions togive thenew ball intothe courtsofIsraeli Prime MinisterBenjamin NetanyahuandUS PresidentDonald Trump .
Yaghi explained thatHamasacted responsiblybylimitingits immediate reactiontissueswithinits direct jurisdiction -specifically,the prisoner issueandgovernment handover-but leftbroader national questions suchasGazabackgroundingandarrestofarmswithinaprivatesetofcompletethePalestiniane consensusand wider mediation talks .
<pHe continued,Hamasrefusedtosimplifyitsanswerintoabinary"yesorno," thereby reservingothercrucial,fatefulissues fortheentire Palestiniancaucusto decideuponfullyatlaterstages .
<p Yaghiconcludedthat onceagain,Hamashasshowncapabilityinfulfillingresponsibilities,in negotiation,is effective,andis genuinely pursuing resolution.Hamassenseresponsecannot be blamedforobstructing prisone exchange deals .
