Trump cheers, Israel worries: Is Hamas just changing its packaging?

President Trump is quick to welcome a framework for a deal with Hamas, but the commentator warns that the agreement may be merely a change of packaging, not a real dismantling of Hamas's power. He emphasizes the document's ambiguity, which allows each side to interpret it as it wishes, and the danger that Hamas will retain its power under new wording. Israel, he says, must demand a real dismantling of the sources of power: weapons, money, people, tunnels, and aid mechanisms, otherwise there will be no real 'day after'.

US President Donald Trump is quick to welcome a framework for a deal with Hamas, but the commentator warns that the agreement may be merely a change of packaging, not a real dismantling of Hamas's power. He emphasizes the document's ambiguity, which allows each side to interpret it as it wishes, and the danger that Hamas will retain its power under new wording. Israel, he says, must demand a real dismantling of the sources of power: weapons, money, people, tunnels, and aid mechanisms, otherwise there will be no real 'day after'. He notes that Hamas in Gaza is weaker, more battered, and more isolated than it was a year ago, and this is a starting point that must not be missed. However, he calls for rigor and not to settle for the words 'demilitarization' and 'day after', since a good agreement should be one that Hamas finds hard to swallow, not one it can sell as a victory.