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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-904919
Israel Holds Off on Next Phase of Trump Gaza Plan
(Jerusalem Post) Amichai Stein - Israel has yet to sign or formally approve the roadmap for implementing the next phase of President Trump's Gaza plan, amid growing opposition inside the Security Cabinet and warnings that Hamas intends to use the process to restrict Israel's military freedom of action. Israel Security Agency Director David Zini warned ministers that Hamas views the proposed demilitarization process as an opportunity to buy time and constrain Israel rather than as a path toward genuinely giving up its military capabilities. Zini said that for Hamas, the roadmap amounted to a "diplomatic Oct. 7," allowing it to achieve politically what it had failed to achieve militarily. Cabinet ministers broadly opposed restrictions on Israeli military operations, including targeted strikes against Hamas operatives. Israel has demanded genuine and verifiable demilitarization of Gaza and has insisted that Hamas cannot retain military capabilities while the IDF withdraws.