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After Israel's multiple surprises against both Hezbollah and Iran, the northern front has shifted 'gears'
The advancement of Israel's ground forces has never been an easy, quick or bloodless affair in the past. The Galilee Mountains and the Golan Heights are difficult terrain for such operations, and in any case much more difficult than the Gaza Strip.
Israel's operations will not stop and will continue until Israel fulfills its commitments on this front as well. If Hezbollah does not leave South Lebanon and the citizens of Israel (more than 60,000) do not return to their homes, the fighting will continue. This is proven by the fact that a year later, with Gaza in ruins, Israeli forces have not stopped their operations and Hamas has not stopped striking and firing rockets in every case.
Alongside the front in Lebanon and the imminent reaction to Iran, American diplomacy recently seems to be in a hurry to "manage" tomorrow's issue in the Strip.
Last week in Egypt there was a meeting - the first step in the reunification between Fatah and Hamas.
Apart from a few photos and two formal announcements, nothing major seems to have come out of this meeting, but nevertheless, the US, which did not immediately attend, wanted to convey the message that the next day for the Palestinians in the region should be a priority and that they themselves will support a proposal and a person who will not be involved with terrorism and "Black Saturday".
It is clear that Sinwar is not the solution and the man that the US would put forward and it is certain that they would enter into any such discussion about the region with him or a member of Hamas at the table.
The role of the "carrier" of the American message seems to have been played by not one, but two countries. Egypt, as the host not only of this initiative, but also of most of the talks on the ceasefire, placed the representatives of Fatah and Hamas behind closed doors and emphasized that what cannot be postponed today is the restoration of security for civilians inside the enclave. Egypt underlined that this is known to require "sacrifices" essentially clarifying to both sides that it is possible that the US does not want to involve anyone in the future in the region.
The second place was the Emirates. There was no Emirati delegation in Egypt, but a man who is very close to the President of the country seems to have been discussed a lot. This is Mohammed Dahlan who is a former Palestinian member of Fatah who has been one of President Bin Zayed's closest advisors for the past 12 years. Dahlan has no relationship with Hamas and has bad relations with Fatah, which he left. Dahlan is a person with whom the United States has dealt and under the conditions he has the chance to take over the Palestinian side and not only in Gaza.
The name, although early, today shows that the US in particular has begun to "manage" the matter with the Belt as there is no way Washington can leave this decision to Israel or rather to Netanyahu under the current circumstances. Dahlan is considered a moderate man and a man who today says that he does not want any involvement in politics. Sources from Egypt emphasize, however, that he is very ambitious and if he is given the opportunity he will "grab" it with both hands.
However, even with Dahlan, there will be significant hurdles that will need to be overcome by both sides. Dahlan will have to undertake to provide tangible assurances to the US and Israel about security in the region, something extremely difficult with Hamas in his pocket. Israel will have objections to work with a Palestinian and indeed a Palestinian who has a past with Fatah and of course Fatah will have to retreat to the occupied West Bank giving space to the new face.
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