Jordan accuses Israel of wanting to expel the population of Gaza. Egypt's head of state, Sisi, who is now running for re-election, sees Hamas as an enemy, but plays the role of mediator.
The release of all Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip and the dismantling of Hamas. The Israeli government formulated these objectives at the beginning of its military operation, which it launched in response to Hamas' cruel terrorist attack on October 7. Both objectives have not yet been achieved. And so Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now making it clear that the armed forces will continue their offensive in the Gaza Strip. After a cabinet meeting over the weekend, he rejected international calls to end the Israeli mission. He told the leaders of France, Germany and other countries: “You cannot, on the one hand, support the elimination of Hamas and, on the other hand, pressure us to end the war, which would prevent the elimination of Hamas.” Given the devastating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, international pressure on Israel is becoming increasingly stronger.
Israel criticizes Jordan’s “outrageous allegations”
Criticism is also becoming increasingly harsh in neighboring Arab countries that are officially friends. Jordan's Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, has now accused Israel of working to expel the Palestinian population from the Gaza Strip. “What is happening in the Gaza Strip is not just the murder of innocent people and the destruction of their livelihoods. It is a systematic attempt to empty Gaza of its residents,” Safadi said at a conference in the Qatari capital, Doha. And he said Israel’s actions meet the “legal definition of genocide.”