Major newspapers have covered the significance of the shuttle visits made by senior officials in US President Donald Trump's administration to Israel , and the Islamic Resistance Movement ( Hamas )'s assertion that it will not be wiped out and that it aspires to play a role in governing the Gaza Strip in the future.
The British newspaper, The Guardian, considered the influx of senior US officials to the Middle East in recent weeks to be "a clear warning from the US administration to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli political parties."
The American warning, according to the newspaper, includes the need not to obstruct the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and to refrain from annexing the West Bank .
According to the newspaper, Washington is warning Tel Aviv of a "serious rift" in relations between them, noting "the possibility that the Trump administration will suspend military aid to Israel."
She pointed out that this move could spark significant negative political reactions within the United States.
For its part, an article in the New York Times suggested that what happened in Gaza "may be worse than Americans imagine," noting that many Americans may be inclined to downplay the extent of the disaster in the Gaza Strip.
The article attributed this to the fact that the catastrophe was "funded by Americans, supported by their weapons, approved by their government, and carried out by one of their closest allies (Israel)."
According to the article, the rubble in Gaza tells one story, while the people who made it tell another.
For its part, the Wall Street Journal reported that Hamas is demonstrating its will and ability to remain in Gaza two weeks after a US-brokered truce.
The movement's leaders have assured Arab mediators in Cairo in recent days that Hamas will not be wiped out, according to the American newspaper, and that the movement expects to play a role in governing the Gaza Strip in the future.
The newspaper noted that this development comes as negotiations move toward the second phase of Trump's plan to formulate alternatives for governing and securing Gaza, independent of Hamas.
For its part, Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Israeli army intends to significantly reduce the number of its forces in West Bank settlements, while "transferring part of its security responsibility to the local population (settlers)."
The decision comes more than two years after Israeli forces were reinforced following the October 7, 2023, attack, when "thousands of fighters were mobilized to prevent attacks in the West Bank similar to those that occurred on the border with the Gaza Strip."
The Israeli newspaper Maariv published the results of an opinion poll showing that 64% of Israelis support the formation of an official commission of inquiry into the events of October 7, 2023.
The newspaper noted that only 22% of Israelis participating in the poll opposed the formation of an official commission of inquiry.
source:aljazeera