Intensive monitoring from Washington and Israel follows developments within the Doha negotiation chambers. Reports indicate that agreements have been achieved between parties concerning the aid distribution framework, allowing the truck system to return per Hamas requirements while distribution centers remain operational. This constitutes an unusual compromise, as channeling hundreds of trucks daily would restore aid distribution control to Hamas while making distribution centers largely irrelevant.
Furthermore, agreements have been secured regarding the force's withdrawal to perimeter positions throughout the Gaza Strip. The remaining dispute concerns fundamental aspects of Gaza war continuation plans – specifically, the Morag axis. Hamas insists on IDF force withdrawal from this axis, which would effectively mean dramatic relinquishment of one-fifth of the southern strip territory already cleared and purged of Hamas presence, where the humanitarian city is designated for construction.
The Morag axis divides southern Gaza from central and northern regions, making this demand particularly consequential. Practically speaking, IDF withdrawal from Morag, against which security officials warn, would enable Hamas's return to Philadelphi, with serious concerns about smuggling tunnels resuming full operations.
As with withdrawals from other conquered, cleared, and liberated territories, this scenario could again exact a toll on soldiers' lives who would need to return and reclaim the territory subsequently.
Additionally, this represents an internal coalition disagreement with Religious Zionism's potential government departure remaining on the table should the humanitarian separation plan be abandoned within a deal framework.
Another unresolved issue involves the pathway to war termination – Hamas seeks guarantees for ending the conflict, while Israel maintains clear demands for removing the organization from power.
President Donald Trump's backing of Israeli positions regarding the war conclusion provides Israel with substantial leverageand pressure against Hamas, though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet closely monitors the deal's developing costs that remain undetermined.
