Reserve Brigadier General in the Israeli Defense Forces. General Amir Avivi says that “two things” have changed regarding… Ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas After fifteen months of conflict in the Middle East.
Avivi said: “This deal has been on the table since May of last year and Hamas completely opposed it. Why? There was no real pressure on Hamas.”Your worldOn Wednesday. “Israel wanted to stop some humanitarian aid, especially some gasoline, but the administration would not allow us to do so. So Israel doesn't have any significant influence over them.”
“What has changed is two things,” Avivi told Fox News. “First, Israel defeated Hezbollah and Hezbollah can't support Hamas anymore. Syria has fallen. Iran is weaker. But the big change is the threat from President Trump.”
He added: “Once President Trump threatened them that if they don't release the hostages, there will be hell… I think they understand that if they don't get a deal now, the chances of them getting a good deal will be very slim.” Low, if at all. Thus, they have made their own evaluation, and they tend to make the deal, thinking that they will maximize what they can get now and not wait to find out what “hell” means.
Israeli army forces were seen operating in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. (Office of the Israeli Defense Forces Spokesman)
John Kirby, President Biden's White House national security communications adviser, on Wednesday recognized President-elect Donald Trump's new special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, as a key figure in brokering the deal.
President-elect Donald Trump Hamas warned on January 7 that “all hell will break loose” if the hostages were not returned at his inauguration.
Trump asserts that all hell will break loose if the hostages are not returned at the inauguration
The agreement is scheduled to enter into force on January 19, one day before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Avivi expressed his uncertainty about whether the agreement between the two countries would hold, warning that Hamas might try to pull “various tricks and try to deceive Israel in one way or another.”
Avivi stressed that it is “just the beginning” and we must “wait and see.”
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