After the publicized peace agreement on the Gaza War between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, huge questions remain in the air regarding the duration of the ceasefire in this troubled region of the Middle East.
The winner in this pact was North American President Donald Trump, who in his own style was in charge of bringing together a good number of leaders from Europe and Asia to win the medal for the pacification negotiations.
But it will be necessary to see if a prolonged peace is achieved or it was simply an opportunity for both sides to recover their fellow citizens.
The Israeli government secured the release of twenty hostages who had been held captive since the start of the war on October 7, 2023 when Palestinian militants from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad launched a fierce attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip.
During the attack, which took the Israeli Army by surprise, the attackers captured 251 hostages and killed 695 Israeli civilians, including 36 minors.
In addition, they killed 71 foreign civilians and 373 soldiers and police. The total toll was 1,139 dead.
The aggression provoked the fury of the Israeli government, which responded with a terrible genocide among the Palestinian population. The balance so far is 67,211 dead people, mostly civilians, including 20,179 children, 2,995 people over 60 years of age and around 11,800 women.
It has been the deadliest war for Palestine. Israeli forces also destroyed 38 hospitals, 96 health centers, 197 ambulances, 835 mosques and 40 cemeteries, as well as 90 percent of the buildings in the Gaza Strip.
In the pact signed this week, the release of the 20 Israeli hostages who were still alive was agreed upon, in addition to the handover of several dozen captives murdered by Hamas.
Meanwhile, Israel promised to release 250 prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment, in addition to 1,700 Gazans who were detained during the Gaza War.
The agreement includes 20 points, among which stands out an amnesty for all Hamas militants who hand over their weapons, as well as facilities to leave to other countries.
The United States will be responsible for restoring and revitalizing the Gaza Strip, currently almost completely destroyed, to turn it into a productive, peaceful region without the presence of terrorists.
The seventh point mentions the opening to immediate humanitarian assistance for the inhabitants of Gaza.
The creation of a provisional government is also contemplated through a “Palestinian, apolitical technocratic committee, with international supervision of a Peace Board, headed by Donald Trump and figures such as Tony Blair.”
Point 13, undoubtedly one of the most important, excludes the terrorist group Hamas from the political future of the enclave, it reads like this: “Hamas and other factions agree to have no role in the government of Gaza, directly or indirectly.”
Without a doubt, we are facing a high-level agreement since it was endorsed by all the parties in conflict and with the intervention of the governments of the United States and Egypt, who committed to ensuring that those involved fulfill their commitments.
However, it will not be easy to walk on a path that for decades has been rocky, violent and full of quarrels and hatred between Palestinians, Israelis and other Arab countries in the region.
In the last few hours, the first disagreement arose: for some reason the Hamas group began to hand over the bodies of hostages in dribs and drabs and not in their entirety as agreed. In retaliation, Israel prevented the entry of much of the humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, which angered the victims.
In short, while Donald Trump hangs his medal and seeks fame to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026, Israel and Palestine will have to contain their hatred and resentments to learn to live in a peaceful and orderly manner.
Time will tell us if a lasting and necessary peace for the world is finally achieved.
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