Washington- The response of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation) The American proposal for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza Strip Controversy and division in political circles and between American experts concerned with a file The Middle East.
On Saturday, Hamas made its official response, which included amendments to the items of the American proposal, confirming in a statement that its position aims to reach a permanent ceasefire in the sector, accompanied by a full withdrawal of the Israeli army, and to ensure the flow of humanitarian aid without obstacles.
She added that the agreement includes the release of 10 Israeli prisoners, and the delivery of the remains of 18 others, in exchange for the release of a number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
American guarantees
Hamas called for clear American guarantees that guarantee the implementation of the agreement in the event of reaching it, especially with regard to withdrawal Israeli occupation forces And facilitating the entry of aid to the exhausted Gaza of the siege and war, noting that its proposal does not represent a rejection of international efforts, but rather an attempt to formulate a more balanced agreement that responds to the minimum Palestinian demands.
but Steve WitkevThe American President’s envoy Donald Trump To the Middle East, the movement’s response was strongly attacked, describing it as “completely unacceptable”, considering that it is backing things back, instead of progressing towards the solution.
“Hamas should accept the framework of the American proposal as it is, as a base for the launch of indirect talks, which can start immediately next week,” Witkeov said, in a statement posted on the X platform.
And Wittouf added that the proposal provided for a 60 -day ceasefire, during which half of the “hostages” and the deceased returns to their families, and opens the way for fundamental structural negotiations to reach a permanent ceasefire, stressing that Hamas’s refusal to this framework “abuses all the chances of calm.”
On the other hand, a member of the political bureau of Hamas, Bassem Naim, stressed that the movement did not categorically reject the American proposal, but rather made realistic amendments aimed at the success of the agreement, stressing – in a statement – that “the movement’s response does not represent a rejection of the initiative, but rather to ensure its implementation in a way that achieves the desired humanitarian and political goals, most notably the endowment of aggression and the withdrawal of the occupation.”
Controversy
In the midst of these tensions, the opinions of American experts were divided over the content of Hamas’s response and evaluation of the American -Israeli initiative, while a team of analysts saw that Hamas was wasting a valuable opportunity to stop the war and alleviate the suffering of civilians, others went on to the American proposal clearly biased to the Israeli vision, and Hamas could not accept it in its current form.
Among the most prominent critics of the position of former American diplomat, Aaron David Miller, who held high positions in the Middle East file with a number of successive American departments. In a tweet on his X platform, Miller considered that “the Palestinian response is a three -dimensional mistake.
Miller indicated that Hamas’s refusal is in the interest of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuWho seeks to prolong the war to escape its internal crises.
Miller added that “Hamas’s refusal allows Netanyahu to avoid a potential coalition crisis, and gives him an excuse to continue his military operations in Gaza, which exacerbates the suffering of Palestinian civilians, hostages and their families.”
🌍: End the genocide in Gaza
🇺🇸: We’re working on a ceasefire plan
Hamas: We’ll release all the hostages to end the war
🇮🇱: No, we’ll only temporarily pause the slaughter, free some hostages, then continue the genocide
🇺🇸: OK, whatever you say
Media: Hamas rejects ceasefire
– Assal Rad (@ASSALRAD) May 30, 2025
American media novel
On the other hand, the American Academy and External Affairs expert Arsal criticized, in a sarcastic tweet, what it described as “stark bias in the American media in its coverage of various positions of the ceasefire agreement”, considering that the circulating novel ignores the essence of Palestinian objections and adopts the entire Israeli narration.
“The world says: stop Genocide In Gaza. The United States says: We are working on a ceasefire plan. Hamas says: We will release all the hostages to end the war. And Israel says: No, we will only stop the massacre, and make some hostages, then we continue to exterminate. Washington says: Well, we agree with what Israel says. The American media says: Hamas refuses to stop the shooting.
In the statements of the day before yesterday, Trump expressed his optimism that a comprehensive agreement is close, based on Israel’s approval of the American proposal, but observers considered that his statements reflect a superficial understanding of the complications of Hamas’s political reality, which refuses to waive its fundamental demands without clear guarantees.
In previous statements, Trump acknowledged the existence of a major humanitarian crisis in Gaza, describing the situation as “very bad”, and pointed to his country’s efforts to provide humanitarian assistance, through what he described as a “new distribution system” led by a humanitarian institution called the “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation”, and is supported by the United States and Israel.
UN concern
Despite the American announcement of a new plan to distribute aid in the southern Gaza Strip, international organizations expressed their concerns that this plan actually leads to the forcibly displacing the Palestinians towards the south, in light of the continuation of military operations in the northern and central regions.
In this context, it was described United Nations The Gaza Strip is “the most hungry place on the face of the earth,” warning that the time is running out in front of The international community To prevent a comprehensive humanitarian catastrophe.
According to CNN, Hamas’s response is like a “three -dimensional” antibiotic proposal, which includes 3 main conditions:
- American guarantees constantly negotiations on a permanent ceasefire.
- Delivery of humanitarian aid through a United Nations -led mechanism.
- The occupation army withdrew to the sites it controlled until the second of last March.
Despite the variations of Hamas’s position, observers believe that the Palestinian response opens the door to a new round of indirect negotiations, with the continued popular and international pressures to stop the aggression against the sector, and reduce the worsening humanitarian crisis.