<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
</head>
<body>
<div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail-archive-name"><a
href="https://english.palinfo.com/category/reports/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Reports</a> </div>
<h1 class="gmail-single_title">Ceasefire: National flexibility met
with Israeli evasion</h1>
<p class="gmail-single_date">Thursday 21-August-2025</p>
<div class="gmail-featured_image"><img width="395" height="222"
src="https://english.palinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ceasefire.jpg"
class="gmail-attachment-name_thumbnail gmail-size-name_thumbnail gmail-wp-post-image"
alt=""
title="Ceasefire: National flexibility met with Israeli evasion"
style="margin-right: 0px;" moz-do-not-send="true"> </div>
<div class="gmail-shareArea">
<div class="gmail-picshare">
<div class="et_pb_code_inner">
<div class="gmail-social_home">
<div class="gmail-social_home_inner">
<div class="gmail-social_home_wrapper">
<div
class="gmail-ETFont gmail-social_home_item gmail-social_home_item1"><a
href="https://english.palinfo.com/reports/2025/08/21/346030/#"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span
class="gmail-social_home_icon"></span></a></div>
<div
class="gmail-ETFont gmail-social_home_item gmail-social_home_item2"><a
href="https://english.palinfo.com/reports/2025/08/21/346030/#"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span
class="gmail-social_home_icon"></span></a></div>
<div
class="gmail-FontAw gmail-social_home_item gmail-social_home_item4"><a
href="https://english.palinfo.com/reports/2025/08/21/346030/#"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span
class="gmail-social_home_icon"></span></a></div>
</div>
<div
class="gmail-FontAw gmail-social_home_item gmail-social_home_item5"><a
href="https://english.palinfo.com/reports/2025/08/21/346030/#"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span
class="gmail-social_home_icon"></span></a></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-changeSize">
<div class="gmail-zoomInOutNtitle">
<div class="gmail-SmallZoomR"><a
class="gmail-zoomInOut gmail-increaseFont"
moz-do-not-send="true">+</a> <a
class="gmail-zoomInOut gmail-decreaseFont"
moz-do-not-send="true">-</a></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-post_content">
<p>GAZA, (PIC)</p>
<p>The announcement by Hamas and the Palestinian factions of
their approval of the ceasefire proposal presented by
international mediators sparked a wave of political and media
debate.</p>
<p>While this step represented a positive move that opened a
window of hope toward ending the ongoing aggression on Gaza,
instead of pressuring Israel to announce its approval and
begin implementation, the Zionist propaganda machine and its
chorus, backed by hostile parties, launched an organized
campaign aimed at casting doubt on the resistance\u2019s position
and undermining its credibility before public opinion, at a
time when Israel continues to stall in issuing an official
stance.</p>
<p
class="gmail-has-vivid-cyan-blue-color gmail-has-text-color gmail-has-link-color gmail-wp-elements-b6cbb864da877819285fff953b9f0882">Misleading
narratives and their aims</p>
<p>Despite Hamas and the Palestinian factions showing the
highest levels of flexibility and responsiveness in every
round of negotiations, while it was Israel that obstructed and
derailed them, efforts to distort the truth and accuse the
resistance of obstruction have not stopped.</p>
<p>Israel and its allies sought to build a narrative depicting
Hamas as an obstinate party forced in the end to back down, in
an attempt to obscure the fact that Israel was the one that
foiled every previous attempt by reneging on agreements and
dismissing the mediators\u2019 role, all under full US political
and military cover.</p>
<p>US envoy Steve Witkoff abruptly withdrew from the latest
round of negotiations in Doha on July 27, announcing the
recall of his team to Washington after Israel had already
taken a similar step, at a time when Hamas had shown clear
flexibility and provided a response described by mediators as
constructive and positive.</p>
<p>According to experts, what happened in that round reflects
double standards in the negotiating conduct of both the US and
Israel, raising questions about Washington\u2019s true intentions,
especially since Witkoff\u2019s move came at a moment when the
chances of reaching an agreement seemed more realistic than
ever.</p>
<p>This was not the first such incident: last March, Israel
unilaterally ended a ceasefire agreement after the completion
of its first phase, refusing to implement the remainder, while
closing crossings to intensify starvation and escalating its
airstrikes on March 18, killing 10,576 Palestinians and
injuring 44,717 more since that date.</p>
<p
class="gmail-has-vivid-cyan-blue-color gmail-has-text-color gmail-has-link-color gmail-wp-elements-f7512d8ed1a5722409d89df435b1085e">The
Palestinian position: Calculated flexibility</p>
<p>From the start, the resistance, led by Hamas, showed
flexibility by engaging in extensive consultations that
produced a unified position among Palestinian factions. This
flexibility did not mean abandoning national principles but
came as a response to urgent humanitarian necessities amid
Israel\u2019s intensifying genocide through killing, displacement,
and starvation.</p>
<p>The resistance\u2019s goal was clear: to stop Israel\u2019s war of
extermination and starvation, lift the blockade, allow the
entry of food and medicine, and reach a balanced deal that
ensures the release of prisoners.</p>
<p
class="gmail-has-vivid-cyan-blue-color gmail-has-text-color gmail-has-link-color gmail-wp-elements-acd9cfa66b6549e9d2109d8280271eec">The
Israeli position: Evasion, escalation, and genocide</p>
<p>Israel, meanwhile, continued its policy of stalling, coupled
with an intensification of mass killings, forced displacement,
vast destruction, and starvation.</p>
<p>In a dangerous development, Hebrew media reported on August 8
that Israel plans to move forward with a new military
operation to occupy Gaza City, designed by Chief of Staff Eyal
Zamir and discussed with Army Minister Yisrael Katz.</p>
<p>These plans clearly expose the gap between Israel\u2019s public
rhetoric on negotiations and its actual conduct, which seeks
further killing, destruction, and devastation.</p>
<p
class="gmail-has-vivid-cyan-blue-color gmail-has-text-color gmail-has-link-color gmail-wp-elements-0cf11cb467662d8b5569570b761f2526">Internal
Israeli repercussions</p>
<p>After a series of meetings in Cairo with Egyptian and Qatari
mediators, Hamas announced on August 18 that it and the
Palestinian factions had agreed to the proposal presented by
the two mediators.</p>
<p>According to experts, this Palestinian stance highlighted the
depth of divisions in Israel\u2019s political scene. Hebrew media
described Hamas\u2019s positive response as \u201cputting the ball in
Netanyahu\u2019s court,\u201d while some analysts argued that the
resistance\u2019s flexibility removed excuses from the Israeli
government.</p>
<p>However, the far-right, led by Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel
Smotrich, threatened to topple the government if it moved
toward an agreement, while families of captives and soldiers
intensified their pressure on Netanyahu, demanding an urgent
decision before it was too late.</p>
<p>Netanyahu, as usual, continues to evade issuing an official
position. His office released only a statement reaffirming
Israel\u2019s demand for the release of all captives in Gaza,
without explicitly rejecting the mediators\u2019 proposal, which
Egypt said was drafted in consultation with Witkoff and was
essentially his original de-escalation plan.</p>
<p>Instead of responding, Israel\u2019s government approved a plan to
occupy Gaza and displace its residents, amid silence from the
international community, which sees the facts but turns a
blind eye.</p>
<p
class="gmail-has-vivid-cyan-blue-color gmail-has-text-color gmail-has-link-color gmail-wp-elements-50b4b251402635e6a6b69edba6a385eb">Flexibility
stemming from national responsibility</p>
<p>Political analyst Iyad Al-Qara stressed that Hamas\u2019s
flexibility in responding to the Egyptian-Qatari proposal was
especially clear this time.</p>
<p>He explained that the response came quickly and included:
accepting a temporary ceasefire for 60 days, agreeing to a
partial Israeli withdrawal from populated areas (750\u20131,000
meters), leaving full withdrawal details for later phases, and
allowing in 600 aid trucks daily through crossings under
international supervision, including food, medicine, and fuel.</p>
<p>It also accepted postponing major files, such as resistance
weapons, Gaza\u2019s governance, and the presence of international
or Arab forces, until after the temporary truce. This
flexibility, Al-Qara emphasized, reflects clear national
responsibility and places the ball directly in Israel\u2019s court.</p>
<p
class="gmail-has-vivid-cyan-blue-color gmail-has-text-color gmail-has-link-color gmail-wp-elements-2380d28caa9d0a4d9d67fb7d7e87345f">Netanyahu\u2019s
doctrine</p>
<p>Al-Qara added that Netanyahu approaches negotiations
according to his known doctrine of \u201cpartial deals\u201d, seeking
the release of some Israeli captives without paying the
political and security price of ending the war.</p>
<p>Netanyahu\u2019s ambition, he explained, is to quickly exhaust
negotiations and maximize Israel\u2019s gains without entering into
a comprehensive settlement. But Netanyahu, according to
Al-Qara, now faces a complex equation: either respond to
Palestinian flexibility and move toward a broader settlement
that ends the war, or persist in evasion, leading to a deeper
political and military impasse, exposing Israel as the party
obstructing any solution.</p>
<p
class="gmail-has-vivid-cyan-blue-color gmail-has-text-color gmail-has-link-color gmail-wp-elements-4f29e0c9cf6685ec34d30994028bb0cb">A
multi-dimensional struggle</p>
<p>According to experts, what is happening is not merely a
debate over negotiating terms but a multi-dimensional
struggle. On the ground, Israel seeks to resolve it with brute
force and genocide, facing a brave resistance and a resilient
people. On another level, it is also a battle over narrative
and truth.</p>
<p>They argue that Israel is using misleading media narratives
to cover up its responsibility for derailing initiatives and
absolve itself of genocide crimes in Gaza. Meanwhile, the
resistance has succeeded in projecting a heroic image on the
battlefield and demonstrating high responsibility and
flexibility in politics, proving that it carries a just cause,
while Israel is nothing more than a bloody, brutal occupier
imposed on our land and region, and that Zionist ideology is a
threat to the entire world.</p>
</div>
<br>
</div>
</body>
</html>