As the humanitarian crisis intensifies in the Gaza Strip due to an Israeli siege, Israeli leaders assert that adequate food exists, while UN agencies report severe shortages of essentials amid escalating attacks. Israeli officials openly state their strategy of using starvation as leverage against Hamas, refusing to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, while a ceasefire proposal demands disarmament of Palestinian factions without Israeli commitments to withdraw or cease hostilities. The Palestinian resistance, led by Hamas, rejects disarmament, viewing it as a surrender of their right to armed resistance, recalling historical betrayals and the consequences of disarmament.
Why do Palestinians consider disarmament a red line? – Middle East Monitor
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