"Utopian dream": IDF is skeptical regarding Hamas's compliance with the agreement
"These are Western solutions that do not fit the Islam of the Middle East, which has not abandoned the idea of the uprising," a security source clarified. According to him, Hamas is establishing its rule in the Strip detached from the statements in the media. "It has received another year of stalling for time in which it will be able to restore its capabilities - this is a heavy blow," he warned.
The Director-General of the Peace Council, Nickolay Mladenov, who is mediating between Hamas and Israel, announced on Friday that an agreement had been reached on the disarmament of the terrorist organization Hamas, as well as on a civil transition in the Gaza Strip. The agreement was formulated and signed with the encouragement of the USA, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, the UAE, and the UN. In addition to the announcement, he included a message to Israel, stating that it must begin a "step-by-step" withdrawal from Palestinian territory as a condition for progress.
Shortly thereafter, a political source in Israel responded to Mladenov's publication regarding political progress in the Gaza Strip, stating:
"Israel has reiterated - there will be no withdrawal of the IDF from the current yellow line without the real disarmament of Hamas."
A security source told Walla yesterday that the thoughts and publications regarding Hamas's agreement to relinquish its rule in the Gaza Strip are "utopian dreams." The security source assessed that Hamas is hiding behind the statement, and in fact, it has received another year of "stalling for time" during which it can reorganize and restore its capabilities, while spreading vague statements about disarmament and handing over power on the condition of an Israeli withdrawal.
"This is a heavy blow," said the security source, "these are Western solutions that do not fit the Islam of the Middle East, which has not abandoned the idea of the uprising."
In parallel, the Commander of the Southern Command, Major General Yaniv Asur, with the full backing of the Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, continues to promote Israeli policy in the Gaza Strip to scan the territory under Israeli operational control. The general mission is not only security and expanding control along the yellow line, but the detection and destruction of terrorist infrastructure: tunnels and underground systems.
According to a source in the Southern Command, "Hamas works according to a set doctrine."
"It establishes its rule in the Gaza Strip detached from the statements in the media. It prepares itself for all scenarios: collecting intelligence, terrorizing the public, collecting taxes, funneling funds into the Strip, returning to spread radical ideology among the tents, recruiting very young activists, and preparing for a campaign against Israel in a few years."
It should be noted that a few days ago, Walla published the IDF's plan to expand control in the Gaza Strip, the purpose of which is to continue the hunt for Hamas commanders and the collapse of all terrorist infrastructure in the Strip. All this is against the backdrop of the American organization of the peacekeeping force at a base in the area of the Southern Brigade of the Gaza Division, as revealed on Walla, which includes the accumulation of armored vehicles and military equipment for about 200 multinational force soldiers, who will begin operating first in Rafah, with the approval of the Security Cabinet.
