Israel threatens resumption of Gaza war to force ceasefire if ‘deal’ goes through | Gaza News

Palestinian militants are rejecting US-backed plans to link humanitarian aid to disarmament, calling for a political solution.

In the devastated areas of Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip, the sound of Israeli drones and the shockwaves of destruction are dominated by daily reminders that the war is far from over.

Although a “ceasefire” has been in place since October, families continue to pull bodies from the garbage. According to local medical sources, 828 Palestinians have been killed since the “cooperation” began. Now, families in Gaza are preparing to strike again as Israeli officials threaten to end the fragile ceasefire agreement.

In Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly suspended a meeting of defense ministers on Sunday, opting for smaller talks. At the same time, the army has increased its strength to resume the war. The head of the Israeli army’s General Staff told Channel 15 that further fighting was “inevitable”, referring to Hamas’s refusal to hand over its weapons and the “failure” of the army. International Stabilization Force, an international organization that has been sent under the latest agreement to monitor security and monitor the implementation of the ceasefire.

Israel’s military radio reported that on the ground, the army has been expanding the area it controls in the besieged areas. By gradually pushing the “cease fire”-established “Yellow Line” in the west, the Israeli army has increased its strength to 59 percent of the Strip, and is improving its work by breaking the daily “cease fire” and moving additional troops from the front of Lebanon to Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

The ‘political surrender’ trap

In Cairo, mediators are pressuring Palestinian groups to accept the new plan being pushed by Nikolay Mladenovthe chief representative of the United States-backed Peace Organization.

Abdul Jabbar Said, a member of the Hamas political organization, told the Palestinian website Ultra Palestine that Mladenov would try to implement a plan that would require Hamas to disarm all weapons within 281 days in five stages. This plan, which builds on the President of the United States Donald Trump Vision 20strongly encourages humanitarian aid, reconstruction and the opening of the Gaza crossing for the supply of military equipment. Palestinian researchers and officials have previously told Al Jazeera that the plan is designed to establish the full “political commitment” of the armed forces.

Analysts noted that the strategy aims to replace the International Committee for Gaza Monitoring (NGAC), a technical organization established to control civilian affairs and oversee the reconstruction of the area, becoming a security force to support the project.

He said he had confirmed to Ultra Palestine that the coalition of Palestinian groups – including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – had unanimously rejected the need for disarmament. Instead, the groups insisted on the full implementation of the first phase of the “ceasefire”, which Israel repeatedly violated by denying the agreed entry of 600 aid vehicles every day.

Integrating security into statehood

Wissam Afifa, a political analyst in Gaza, told Al Jazeera that Hamas faces the challenge of balancing security policies with political freedom.

“The opposition insists that disarmament is linked to the desire to establish a Palestinian state and the end of the occupation,” Afifa said. He added that the US and Israel are trying to end the issue of political arms – meaning a concrete, diplomatic path to Palestinian independence and sovereignty – turning humanitarian aid into a tool of deception.

Battle fatigues and smoke screens

A military strike in Gaza could also be a tactical distraction to the failure of Israel’s strategy elsewhere, experts say. Mamoun Abu Amer, an expert on Israeli affairs, told Al Jazeera that the threats are a “smoke screen” designed to capture mediators and save Netanyahu’s political life ahead of the October election.

Abu Amer emphasized that resuming the war could lead to the collapse of the US peace process, which Netanyahu cannot afford as he seeks cooperation with Washington against Iran.

In addition, the Israeli army is fighting many conflicts. Citing the commander of the Israeli army Ziv, Abu Amer said that the soldiers are very tired, and the money savers are working about 80 days a year in 2026. Opening a new front in Gaza while the problem in the south of Lebanon is still “an open wound”, Abu Amer said that he will present the dangers of the establishment of Israel.

For the Palestinians trapped inside the fence, the international conflict offers little relief. According to medical data released on Saturday, the number of people who have died since the start of the war has reached 72,608. With three more Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes on Sunday afternoon alone, the people of Gaza are still caught between the devastation of a permanent settlement and the looming shadow of another devastating war.