As expected (at least from me), this peace deal is going to ultimately fail. Hamas has reestablished control and is not going to disarm so not sure how Phase 2 of this plan is going to work. Israel will have to refight the war all over again.
Hamas now has support of the Palestinians again and the longer nothing happens the more that support rises. Just stupid people who all need to kicked out once and for all.
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In a poll published last month by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, based in the West Bank, 51% of Gazans surveyed expressed positive views of Hamas's performance during the war, up from 43% in May and 39% just over a year ago. The poll had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points. On a separate question about support for political parties in theoretical elections, 41% of Gazans said they aligned with Hamas, up 4 percentage points from five months prior and the highest level of support since December 2023.
Palestinians surveyed in Gaza were split on the Trump plan's call for disarming Hamas, with a slight majority of 55% opposed and 44% in support, according to the poll.
A slim majority of 52% of Gazans opposed the entry of an international force tasked with disarming Hamas, according to the poll.
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Still, the pollsters were surprised by the results. The trend over the past 12 months in previous polls has been declines or weakness in Hamas's popularity, particularly in Gaza.
Probably because Hamas already killed any of the burgeoning opposition which was already reported as happening.
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The Trump plan has successfully halted most of the fighting in Gaza, but it has also opened the door for Hamas to consolidate its control. On the militant group's side of the yellow line, there is currently no viable alternative.
So, good luck to Israel when your people get brutally raped and murdered again in a few years.