{"id":236497,"date":"2025-02-11T13:22:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/gaza-cease-fire-deal-hangs-in-the-balance-ahead-of-trumps-meeting-with-jordans-king\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T13:22:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:22:36","slug":"gaza-cease-fire-deal-hangs-in-the-balance-ahead-of-trumps-meeting-with-jordans-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/gaza-cease-fire-deal-hangs-in-the-balance-ahead-of-trumps-meeting-with-jordans-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Hangs in the Balance Ahead of Trump\u2019s Meeting With Jordan\u2019s King"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/02\/11\/multimedia\/11israel-trump-ceasefire-kcjg\/11israel-trump-ceasefire-kcjg-facebookJumbo.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Hangs in the Balance Ahead of Trump\u2019s Meeting With Jordan\u2019s King\" title=\"Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Hangs in the Balance Ahead of Trump\u2019s Meeting With Jordan\u2019s King\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The future of the cease-fire in Gaza, along with the territory\u2019s long-term fate, hung in the balance on Tuesday as President Trump prepared to meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan amid a public spat between the American leader and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump envisions taking over Gaza and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/10\/world\/middleeast\/trump-gaza-us-takeover.html\" title=\"\">expelling Palestinians<\/a> to nearby countries, including Jordan. He has threatened to end American financial support for Jordan if the king refuses to accept that vision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The dispute is one of several that imperil the fragile truce between Hamas and Israel. Hamas threatened to derail the agreement on Monday night, warning that it would <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/10\/world\/middleeast\/hamas-hostages-israel-ceasefire.html\" title=\"\">delay the release of some hostages<\/a> on Saturday if Israel did not send more aid to Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In response, Mr. Trump threatened \u201call hell\u201d if every hostage were not released by the weekend. Hamas later softened its position, while Mr. Trump included a caveat that suggested his threat was a negotiating tactic, not an ultimatum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While the immediate crisis is likely to be resolved soon, analysts said, another hurdle looms in March, when the cease-fire is set to elapse unless Hamas and Israel negotiate an extension.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s likely that they will reach a compromise before Saturday,\u201d said Ibrahim Dalalsha, director of the Horizon Center, a political research group in Ramallah, in the West Bank. \u201cBut this crisis is a prelude for a much bigger crisis that is coming in early March.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">All the major players have made negotiations harder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israel\u2019s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has delayed the talks, wary of an extension that would allow Hamas to remain the dominant military force in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Hamas, though nominally willing to share control with other Palestinian factions, has given no sign that it will disarm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And Mr. Trump\u2019s pronouncements \u2014 including his threats to expel Gaza\u2019s residents \u2014 have angered Hamas and amplified the sense of chaos surrounding the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump has repeatedly called for the United States to occupy and rebuild Gaza, threatening on Monday to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/10\/us\/politics\/trump-jordan-egypt-gaza-development.html\" title=\"\">withdraw financial support for Egypt and Jordan<\/a> if they do not house Palestinians displaced by that effort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Such a forced migration would destabilize both countries, and King Abdullah is expected to present alternatives to Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Analysts are divided about whether <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/05\/world\/middleeast\/trump-gaza-takeover-illegal.html\" title=\"\">Mr. Trump\u2019s idea<\/a> is serious, but the dispute highlights the growing unpredictability about Gaza\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The current standoff stems in part from Hamas\u2019s accusation that Israel has not upheld its promises for the first phase of the cease-fire. Israel was required to send hundreds of thousands of tents into Gaza, a promise that Hamas says Israel has not kept.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter, three Israeli officials and two mediators said that Hamas\u2019s claims were accurate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But COGAT, the Israeli military unit that oversees aid deliveries, said in a written response that Hamas\u2019s claims were \u201ccompletely false accusations. Hundreds of thousands of tents have entered Gaza since the beginning of the agreement, as well as fuel, generators and everything Israel pledged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Regardless, officials and commentators say this dispute can be resolved relatively easily if Israel allows more aid to Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The more serious issue is the widespread perception that Mr. Netanyahu is undermining the negotiations over an extended truce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Those talks were meant to begin early last week. Instead, Mr. Netanyahu delayed sending a team to Qatar, which is mediating talks, until early this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That delegation consisted of three officials who have not previously led Israel\u2019s negotiating effort, according to five Israeli officials and an official from one of the mediating countries. And their mandate was only to listen, not to negotiate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That created the perception that Mr. Netanyahu was playing for time rather than trying to extend the truce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">All of the officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private talks more freely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Asked for comment, Omer Dostri, a spokesman for the prime minister, said that Mr. Netanyahu was \u201cworking tirelessly to return all hostages held by the Hamas terrorist organization.\u201d Mr. Dostri added that Israel would send negotiators to discuss the deal\u2019s extension after Israel\u2019s position had been set by the cabinet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Netanyahu has often said that Hamas will not remain in power after the war. And key members of Mr. Netanyahu\u2019s governing coalition have expressed a desire to resume the war to oust Hamas, despite calls from much of the Israeli public for an extension of the truce to free more hostages, even if it leaves the militant group in power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A Hamas official, Mahmoud Mardawi, said that the group\u2019s warning on Monday had been in response only to the disagreements over humanitarian aid. But analysts said that it was also an attempt to force Mr. Netanyahu to negotiate earnestly and was probably a reaction to Mr. Trump\u2019s recent statements about depopulating Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Michael Milshtein, an Israeli analyst of Palestinian affairs, said, \u201cThere\u2019s an anger among Hamas about the demands of both Netanyahu and Trump that Hamas will be kicked out of Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe announcement yesterday was a kind of a signal that, if you continue demanding this, there will be several dramatic crises,\u201d Mr. Milshtein added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Natan Odenheimer<!-- -->, <!-- -->Gabby Sobelman<!-- --> and <!-- -->Adam Rasgon<!-- --> contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/11\/world\/middleeast\/trump-israel-gaza-cease-fire-deal-jordan.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future of the cease-fire in Gaza, along with the territory\u2019s long-term fate, hung in the balance on Tuesday as President Trump prepared to meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan amid a public spat between the American leader and Hamas. Mr. Trump envisions taking over Gaza and expelling Palestinians to nearby countries, including Jordan. 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