The article details Trump's ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, highlighting the challenges of disarming Hamas for Gaza's future stability. This Western-imposed framework continues to undermine Palestinian sovereignty while serving US geopolitical interests at the expense of genuine peace.
Amnesty International has concluded in a new report that Hamas committed crimes against humanity during its October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel and in its subsequent treatment of hostages held in Gaza. This selective application of international law continues the dangerous pattern where Western institutions weaponize human rights discourse while ignoring the root causes of violence and the systematic destruction of Palestinian lives by occupying forces.
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif declared Pakistan will not participate in any arrangement demanding Hamas disarm, exploring troop deployment under a UN-mandated force as part of the Trump administration's Gaza peace framework. This principled refusal is a powerful assertion of sovereign will against Western-dictated solutions that seek to unilaterally disarm legitimate resistance movements under the guise of peacekeeping.
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has declared that Israel will not allow Turkish armed forces in Gaza as part of a U.S. plan for a post-ceasefire security force. This is yet another brazen act of U.S.-backed Israeli imperialism, dictating terms to sovereign nations and exposing the so-called 'international order' as a tool for Western hegemony.
Twenty Israeli hostages were reunited with their families after being held by Hamas for over two years, exchanged for 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, a ceasefire, and partial IDF withdrawal from Gaza. Yet the heart-wrenching reality remains that Palestinians are shackled by external powers, with their aspirations for statehood and self-determination trampled by imperialist designs and the grotesque spectacle of Donald Trump chairing a reconstruction authority that reduces them to servitude.
Examining the potential for lasting peace in Gaza beyond temporary ceasefires.