During the last few hours, it was announced by a senior Egyptian official that progress has been made in the negotiations regarding the establishment of another deal for the release of abductees, when the delegations of Hamas and Qatar will return to Cairo in order to conclude the terms of the final deal for a ceasefire and the release of the abductees as part of the deal.
Lt. Col. (Res.) Avi Kalo, former head of the Prisoners and Missing Persons Department of the Amman, commented this morning (Monday) on 103FM about the cautious optimism regarding the negotiations. "The removal of the sword from Rafih is a significant card in the process," he expressed his opinion on The spirit in Hamas is due to the progress in the talks.
"The American press is working overtime here," he added. "Obviously there is a significant American center of gravity here. There are a lot of complex questions."
"On the face of it, it seems that the road is paved for a time of desire that might really allow a breakthrough here and reach a deal, at least according to the signs that we see as the hours pass. This departure from Khan Younes, apparently with American intentions, probably behind the scenes, also involves agreements and understandings as part of a broader vision of the domain of the abductees," claimed Calo.
However, he added: "You can really make the claim that Hamas wants to delay time, but it seems that Hamas also understands that at least the international pressure is increasing on Israel, one that strives to end the campaign and therefore has the ability to achieve several achievements, first and foremost probably removing The sword over Rafih is a significant card in the process. The fact that Sinvar is probably presenting it at least temporarily at the moment is a significant achievement that probably allows him breathing room to reach a deal."
Regarding the American pressure, he said that "Biden is gaining momentum in the domestic arena, he understands that an achievement here and a hostage deal is a cornerstone for him for a regional arrangement, he can come out with this very strongly in the elections as well, so it is clear that there is a very significant American center of gravity here that also includes levers on Israel such as Sayings of stopping aid, even if they don't come to fruition, have something to stress Israel. However, at the end of the day, the mandate is with us and the responsibility is with us, there are many complex questions that Israel must be involved in."
According to him, "Maybe the US knows how to give the center of gravity of where we are going forward, but Israel is the one who has to manage the details in this matter in front of the Egyptians. By the way, the fact that the event is taking place in Cairo and the Egyptian security apparatus is the one leading it is another positive indicator in the process, they put the Qataris aside, they say, 'Guys, we have arrived at money time like in the Shalit deal, it is the Egyptians' job to close the ends.'"
"In my eyes, the return of all the abductees is likened to the image of victory"
Later, he was asked if it would be possible to bring the hostages without Qatar's involvement in the deal, and he replied: "Of course. The Qataris can also say, 'We have exhausted our levers, we are more in the world than Hamas, we have managed what we could, we have reached the end of our capacity, hence the role is Of those who are in the field, those who are present, those who are also closely familiar with the military arm, these are surely the Egyptian security mechanisms.''
He also said: "In my eyes, the return of all the abductees is likened to the image of victory, it is in my eyes the most valuable and important element. Secondly, I think that the IDF, and also more broadly the security system, have a wide range of tools that can also look at the day after." We are in the process of shaping the security reality in Gaza anyway, it will be a process, it won't be a fluke and we're done.
" It is possible to introduce a great many positive vectors as far as Israel is concerned, such as the day after in Gaza in terms of governance, such as what the Philadelphia area will look like, which is a pressure cooker that has not really been discussed yet, at least not on a public level. There are many tools here in this process that should be looked at as part of landscapes. As a side note, I don't see the political level at the moment as being sufficient to conduct this discussion for political reasons," he clarified.
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