The conflicting goals and narratives of Israel and Hamas have unraveled the two-month ceasefire in the Gaza conflict and left prospects for ending the war in doubt. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, pressured by hardline coalition partners, has resumed offensive operations in Gaza to try to force Hamas to return remaining hostages, yield power, and disarm. Hamas has rejected U.S. proposals to extend Phase One of the ceasefire, insisting on adhering to the January truce agreement, which stipulated proceeding to a permanent end to the war and Gaza reconstruction (Phases Two and Three). U.S. and regional diplomats will likely continue to try to develop proposals that might achieve Israeli, Hamas, and broad regional and global consensus and could be realistically implemented.
Can a Gaza Peace Plan be Resurrected? (The Soufan Center)
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