Hamas Claims Israel Breaching Cease-fire Deal by Limiting Aid

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Above: Displaced Palestinian children carry blankets in central Gaza's Deir al-Balah following the cease-fire in Gaza on Feb. 6, 2025. Image copyright: Ashraf Amra/Contributor/Anadolu via Getty Imagesstory last updated FEB 7

The Facts

Hamas on Thursday accused Israel of breaching the cease-fire deal in Gaza by limiting aid entering the strip. Though the UN said that over 10K trucks of aid have entered the strip, Hamas said the deal stipulates that 600 trucks of aid must enter the strip per day.
Given the figures published by the UN, over 550 trucks of aid have entered Gaza each day. Hamas said it had asked the countries that mediated the deal to pressure Israel to increase the aid entering the strip. Israel has generally justified restrictions on aid entering Gaza over security concerns.
As rainy weather floods makeshift tents across Gaza, the strip's Civil Defence told Al Jazeera that Israel is not allowing mobile homes and heavy equipment into the strip. Other services, such as healthcare, are also still largely unavailable in Gaza, especially in the north.

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Trump's proposal only emboldens extremists in the Israeli government, thus why the Biden administration was against such a move. Furthermore, relocating Palestinians from Gaza could destabilize Jordan and Egypt, two critical US allies in the region.

CNN

Pro-Israel narrative

Trump understands that as long as Hamas and other radical Islamist groups remain on Israel's doorstep, there will always be more conflict and misery. Trump's suggestion to relocate the Palestinians is a move of compassion that would both ensure the safety of civilians and Israel's security.

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Pro-Palestine narrative

Only the most ill-informed of people do not recognize that Trump's suggestion equates to the forcible deportation and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians — violating fundamental tenets of international law and the Geneva Conventions. Indeed, this was the plan all along, as even the Biden administration floated the idea of forcibly displacing Palestinians from Gaza.

Al Jazeera