Jordan proposes exiling Hamas leaders from Gaza – media
Jordan has proposed the expulsion of 3,000 military and political operatives of Hamas from Gaza, the Middle East Eye reported on Sunday, citing US and Palestinian sources briefed on the matter.
The plan reportedly calls for further disarmament of Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza, paving the way for the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority to assume control of the embattled enclave.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas collapsed earlier this month, with both sides accusing each other of stalling negotiations that would have led to the implementation of the second phase of the truce.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) resumed airstrikes in Gaza on March 18 and have since reoccupied strategic areas in the central part of the strip.
Defense Minister Israel Katz has threatened to annex parts of the Palestinian enclave if Hamas does not release the remaining hostages.
In February, US President Donald Trump proposed resettling the Palestinian population elsewhere and transforming Gaza into “the Riviera of the Middle East” owned by the United States. Arab states rejected Trump’s idea and instead backed Egypt’s counterproposal of the reconstruction of Gaza without displacing its residents.
Lebanese media reported that Egypt floated the idea of temporarily relocating half a million Palestinians from Gaza to northern Sinai. Cairo has denied that it was discussing any resettlement plans.
More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its military operation in response to the deadly Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
According to Hamas, which are prolific liars and exaggerators.
During the ceasefire, which took effect on January 19, Hamas released 25 hostages and handed over the remains of eight others in exchange for almost 2,000 Palestinians freed from Israeli prisons, according to AP.
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Is this the beginning of the end of the Gaza war? Have the desperately stupid Gazans finally woken up to the realization that it is Hamas that is killing them and destroying their homes? We can always hope and pray.
Hundreds of Palestinians rally against Hamas in Gaza, demanding end to war with Israel
Middle East
Hundreds of Palestinians protested in northern Gaza on Tuesday, demanding an end to the war with Israel and chanting anti-Hamas slogans, witnesses said. The crowd, mostly men, shouted "Hamas out!" and "Hamas terrorists" in Beit Lahia.
Hundreds of Palestinians shouted anti-Hamas slogans at a protest in northern Gaza on Tuesday calling for an end to the war with Israel, witnesses said.
The mostly male demonstrators chanted "Hamas out!" and "Hamas terrorists" in Beit Lahia, where the crowd had gathered a week after the Israeli army resumed its intense bombing of Gaza following nearly two months of a truce.
On the social media network Telegram, at least one appeal to protest had circulated on Tuesday.
"I don't know who organised the protest," said Mohammed, a demonstrator who declined to give his last name for fear of reprisals.
"I took part to send a message on behalf of the people: Enough with the war," he said, adding that he had seen "members of the Hamas security forces in civilian clothing breaking up the protest".
Majdi, another protester who did not wish to give his full name, said the "people are tired".
"If Hamas leaving power in Gaza is the solution, why doesn't Hamas give up power to protect the people?" he asked.
As of Tuesday evening, Telegram messages from unknown sources were calling on people to reprise the demonstration in various parts of Gaza on Wednesday.
'Step aside'
Israel regularly calls for Gazans to mobilise against the Islamist movement that has been in power in the territory since 2007.
Levels of discontent towards Hamas in Gaza are difficult to gauge.
The last available survey was conducted in September by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR).
It estimated that 35 percent of Palestinians in Gaza said they supported Hamas, and 26 percent said they supported its rival Fatah, the party of Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas.
Fatah's spokesman in Gaza, Monther al-Hayek, called on Hamas Saturday to "step aside from governing" to safeguard the "existence" of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Strip has been devastated by more than 17 months of war between Israel and Hamas, with the humanitarian situation again deteriorating after Israel blocked the passage of aid into the territory on March 2 in an attempt to force the militants to release Israeli hostages.
Since Israel resumed its military operations in Gaza, at least 792 Palestinians have been killed, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.
The war was sparked by the militant group's October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of 1,218 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures.
Israel's retaliatory military offensive has killed at least 50,021 people in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the (Hamas) health ministry.
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