Israel does not intend to take serious steps to resolve the conflicts in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. The agency reported thisReuterswith reference to sources.
According to them, senior US officials who have been “travelling around the Middle East for months to conduct peace negotiations” are now likely to be faced with the reluctance of their Israeli counterparts to “make serious steps” before Trump’s inauguration in January 2025. His election victory could leave current US President Joe Biden without leverage over Israel and other parties to the conflict, the agency notes.
During the election campaign, Trump stated that if he wins, he will be able to stop the chaos in the Middle East. The politician also noted that such a level of escalation in the region would have been impossible if he had headed the American administration. On October 27-28, another round of consultations on the Gaza Strip was held in Qatar with the participation of the head of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, David Barnea, and the director of the US CIA, William Burns. . According to the press service of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the negotiations discussed a new plan that combines previous proposals and takes into account the current situation in the region. According to the Axios portal, Burns proposed a new ceasefire format in the Gaza Strip, providing for a 28-day truce and the exchange of eight hostages - women or men over 50 years old - for dozens of Palestinian prisoners.
During the election campaign, Trump stated that if he wins, he will be able to stop the chaos in the Middle East. The politician also noted that such a level of escalation in the region would have been impossible if he had headed the American administration. On October 27-28, another round of consultations on the Gaza Strip was held in Qatar with the participation of the head of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, David Barnea, and the director of the US CIA, William Burns. . According to the press service of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the negotiations discussed a new plan that combines previous proposals and takes into account the current situation in the region. According to the Axios portal, Burns proposed a new ceasefire format in the Gaza Strip, providing for a 28-day truce and the exchange of eight hostages - women or men over 50 years old - for dozens of Palestinian prisoners.
The situation in the Middle East sharply worsened after the infiltration of militants of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory on October 7 last year, accompanied by the killing of residents of border settlements and the taking of hostages. In response, Israel launched an operation in Gaza with the aim of destroying the military and political structure of Hamas and releasing all those abducted.
