www.washingtontimes.com The cold, harsh realities of the war in the Gaza Strip and the prospect of an ongoing conflict loomed over the Middle East on Tuesday, a day after the region rejoiced at Hamas’ release of the remaining living hostages and President Trump’s celebratory signing of the Israel–Hamas ceasefire deal.
Although most Arab powers have praised the U.S.-brokered agreement, the post-deal security dynamics in Gaza remain uncertain. Questions are swirling over whether Hamas will disarm, as the deal requires, and unease is mounting over the prospect of a new Israeli assault if the truce collapses.
Videos online showed Hamas fighters carrying out executions in a Gaza public square. The terrorist group’s militants have reportedly clashed on multiple occasions with other armed groups inside Gaza, resulting in dozens of casualties.
Israeli officials, meanwhile, said Israel will halve the amount of aid entering Gaza and will delay the opening of the Rafah border crossing because of Hamas’ failure to release all the bodies of hostages killed in captivity. Israel is awaiting the return of at least 23 bodies.
On Monday, Hamas released the 20 living hostages remaining in Gaza as well as four deceased hostages. Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
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