Palestinians in Gaza dismiss Trump’s breakthrough claims Residents on the block told Reuters that President Trump’s claimed diplomatic deal to bring an end to the war and begin to disarm Gaza militants did not reflect the current reality on the ground with Israeli airstrikes continuing to kill civilians.
“There is nothing in what he said that is going on down here,” said one resident after strikes killed at least 18 in what hospital officials described as among the most intensive Israeli strikes in recent weeks across Gaza City, Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis.
Trump announced a breakthrough agreement was made that would begin to disarm Hamas in order to help the process of ending war and conflicts.
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Meanwhile, Israeli authorities maintained their military will press ahead until Hamas militants are dismantled from its vast underground tunnel network, and militant fighters have stressed they will only negotiate disarmament post Israeli troop withdrawal and permanent cessation of hostility.
Hamas spokesman Izzat Risheq issued a statement Sunday declaring, “Any discussions on disarmament must happen in tandem with a withdrawal of Israel troops and a definitive cessation of our fire.”
For residents of the densely populated enclave, however, talk of a peace arrangement appears to be lost in the current humanitarian crisis that remains the harsh reality. This situation goes deeper and we repeat displacement over and over, said Gazan resident Abu Abed There seems no peace at the end of it, just continued fighting and death.
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Mediators continue to push efforts forward to save the peace initiative, but an ongoing divide persists between the declarations of political leaders and the human consequences of the ongoing hostilities.
Aid officials continue to caution against the severe humanitarian effects this ongoing war has on citizens who remain on the brink of catastrophe.
