Breaking News : Hamas/Gaza Make Separate Deal With Israel, Isolating Fatah/West Bank

Breaking News : Hamas/Gaza Make Separate Deal With Israel, Isolating Fatah/West Bank

Here is something new:

• 1st phase begins in a week
• Palestinians to end “provocations” along border
• in return Kerem Shalom, Rafah border crossing reopen permanently

• 2nd phase improving living conditions of Palestinians
• lifting blockade on Gaza, allowing all goods into coastal enclave
• increasing power supply

• 3rd phase UN humanitarian projects in Gaza

FATAH WARNS HAMAS AGAINST ACCORD WITH ISRAEL

Hamas leaders Saleh Arouri, Musa Abu Marzouk, Ezzat al-Risheq entered Gaza to discuss five-year truce with Israel truce would be implemented in phases.

1st stage, would begin in a week, Palestinians end “provocations” along border in return Kerem Shalom and Rafah border crossing reopened permanently

2nd phase envisages improving living conditions of Palestinians lifting blockade on Gaza, allowing all goods into coastal enclave

increasing power supply

3rd phase UN carry out humanitarian projects in Gaza Hamas agreed in principle to truce asked for additional time for consultations among top brass

ruling Fatah faction warned Hamas against this agreement with Israel such a deal would be “free gift to Israel” amid reports Israel / Hamas reaching long-term truce

Fatah spokesman Osama Qawasmeh warned Hamas  against striking deal with Israel “at expense of national unity.”

He said deal would be “another coup against Palestinian and their homeland”  referring to Hamas’s violent takeover of Gaza in 2007

Qawasmeh said No. 1 priority is Palestinian unity on basis of agreements between Hamas and Fatah not truce with Israel in return for humanitarian aid

PLO/Fatah fear deal will separate Gaza from West Bank and impose Trump's plan for Middle East

PLO official Ahmed Majdalani said deal “incompatible with sacrifices” by Gaza Majdalani said ceasefire (still) possible “by achieving national unity”  and ending dispute between Hamas and Fatah

Fatah fear deal between Hamas / Israel substitute for ending Hamas-Fatah rivalry Palestinian Authority renewed call to Hamas  to allow PA govt to assume responsibilities in Gaza

increased pressure from Egypt on Hamas and Fatah to end differences and agree to Palestinian unity govt

PM Hamdallah denied PA imposing economic sanctions on Gaza Hamdallah said “measures” against 35,000 civil servants “temporary”  referring to PA halt salaries to 35,000 civil servants in Gaza   Hamas said PA halting salaries “official confirmation” of  “blockade on Gaza” 

My comments :  My question is 'If the Palestinians are divided into a thousand factions, then do you still need to divide them to rule them?'

Looks like this is what Israel is doing here. They are trying for a separate truce between Hamas (aka Muslim Brotherhood) in Gaza and Israel. 

Leaving out Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority government in the West Bank. Also known as Fatah or PLO. 

If this "truce" really happens it will be the biggest development in Palestine since the Oslo Accords of 1993 and 1995 which saw the creation of the Palestinian Authority and Yasser Arafat becoming the first President of the Palestinian Authority. 

I still do not know how this separate truce between Israel and Hamas will lead to Donald Trump's 'Deal of the Century'.

What is most important is that the people of Gaza get all the food, medicine, clothing, housing, schooling for their kids, cars, jobs and economic opportunities  and all the other things necessary for maintaining a good quality of life.  

I hope the people of the Gaza will get to live in peace and prosperity.