J Street Welcomes White House Gaza Proposal, Calls For Further US Pressure to Ensure Acceptance and Implementation by Hamas and Israel, J Street
J Street Policy Chief Ilan Goldenberg said, “Within this plan lies the promise of a lasting regional peace. Hamas must now be pressed to accept the deal and free the hostages.”
A Journey Between Pessimism and Optimism in the US, Times of Israel
Executive Director of J Street Israel writes, “American Jewry, the vast majority of which is liberal, is experiencing a dual crisis with enormous intensity.”
IDF Reining in Gaza Operations Over Fears That Wider Assault Will Derail Cease-fire Talks, Haaretz
“Top military brass believe that any operation why leads to massive civilian casualties – or a Hamas counterattack that kills soldiers – could bring renewed escalation and end negotiations.”
How an Israeli Attack Inadvertently Launched Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Axios
“The seeds of the plan President Trump presented on Monday to end the war in Gaza were planted three weeks earlier, when Israel bombed Qatar in a failed attempt to assassinate Hamas leaders.”
Palestinian Officials Say Hamas Inclined to Accept Trump’s Gaza Cease-fire Plan With Revisions, Haaretz
“Sources in Doha told Haaretz that Hamas will demand guarantees for an Israeli withdrawal, a clear timetable, and clarifications on disarmament, making a deal unlikely in the coming days.”
Red Cross Temporarily Suspends Gaza City Operations Due to Hostilities, Reuters
“‘The ICRC will continue to strive to provide support to civilians in Gaza City, whenever circumstances allow, from our offices in Deir al-Balah and Rafah, which remain fully operational,’ it said in a statement.”
Qatar, Egypt and Turkey Urge Hamas to Accept Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Axios
“The three countries are the mediators with the closest ties to Hamas and primary responsibility for passing messages between the group and Israel and the U.S. Top officials of those countries have met Hamas leaders twice in the last 24 hours.”
Gaza Flotilla Rebuffs Calls to Stop, As Israel Readies For Complex Interception, Times of Israel
“Italy’s calls for 47-vessel convoy to stop are ‘sabotage,’ say organizers; Navy prepares to seize hundreds of activists, as some 600 police to take part in detaining, deporting them”
Gaza City Exodus Is Overwhelming Relief Efforts, Aid Agencies Say, New York Times
“Hospitals are overflowing, water is low and diseases are spreading as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee south to escape Israel’s expanded ground offensive.”
Tony Blair’s Long Experience in the Middle East is Both His Strength and His Weakness, Associated Press
Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka write “After leaving office in 2007, Blair was appointed Middle East envoy by the ‘Quartet’ of the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations — a post that began with great promise but which struggled to deliver dramatic changes in its quest to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians.”
How Netanyahu Aims to Obstruct the Gaza Plan He Was Forced to Accept From Trump, Haaretz
Amos Harel writes, “The fact that the drafters of the plan didn’t set a binding timetable for the IDF’s withdrawal could complicate things down the line.”