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After a few days of ceasefire, Israel rekindled the fighting under the pretext that Hamas "fired one rocket", and the international community's mediation efforts were bogged down. This time, Israel seems determined to succeed and has made a high-profile announcement of its "aftermath" for the Gaza Strip.
According to Reuters, Egypt** has informed other Arab countries that Israel wants to "establish a 'buffer zone' on the Palestinian side of the Gaza border to prevent future attacks as part of "a proposal to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." According to the report, Israel has contacted Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, and the Saudi side has also received relevant noticesIn addition to this, Turkey also got the news.
Speaking of this "buffer zone", we immediately think of the "buffer zone" established by Turkey on the Syrian border, which is a concept that is recognized by many people and avoids the impression that "Israel will take over Gaza". We also note that Israel apparently informed some Arab countries that do not have diplomatic relations through the United States, and although in the statement, the United States and Israel claimed to be "part of the proposal", but they were only "informed", not "discussed", that is, this was an agreement between the United States and Israel, and the Arab countries "must accept it".
But we have also noticed that the "demands" of the Israeli side have changed dramatically from when they were first introducedInitially, Israel demanded the "total annihilation of Hamas and the takeover of Gaza City", but now they have to consider the actual situation and the reaction of the Arab countries.
This change proves one thing: the Israeli army's previous offensive in Gaza has been far from achieving the desired results. In the past two months of fighting, the Israeli army has bombed Gaza City into ruins, but the Israeli ground forces have suffered extremely heavy losses in Gaza City, with a large number of tanks and armored vehicles destroyed and heavy personnelAfter the two sides reached a ceasefire agreement, the Israeli army withdrew from the northern part of Gaza City, and in the eyes of many people, the Israeli army's retreat was no less than a "defeated escape".
These battles have taught the Israeli army a lesson, they are not "regional tyrants" who can cover the sky with one hand, and even Hamas, which is weaker in the anti-Israeli forces, they cannot deal with itNetanyahu had to retract his initial demands and switch to a cannibalization policy. Yes, this so-called "buffer zone" is in fact a means of encroachment, occupying parts of Gaza in the name of the "buffer zone" and then continuing to build illegal settlements and sending illegal armed pioneer groups to these places – a practice that has been at the root of the violence between Palestinians and Israelis over the past few decades.
Whether Netanyahu's "buffer zone" plan can take shape depends on the situation in the second half of this round of Palestinian-Israeli conflictIf the Israeli army still does not take Hamas seriously as before, I am afraid that the result will not be better than before. If there is to be a genuine solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel must abandon its ambitions for Palestinian land;Two days ago, China put forward the "China's Position Paper on the Settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict," which listed several suggestions from the Chinese side on the Palestinian-Israeli issue.
Seriously, Netanyahu should read this document carefully, because the "two-state solution" is the fundamental solution to the Israeli-Palestinian problem. In the past two years, China has issued a number of proposals and documents on international hotspot issues, such as the Russia-Ukraine conflictAt that time, Zelensky did not take it seriously, but later it turned out that if Zelensky had started negotiations with Russia earlier, as we suggested, he would not be in this situation.
The so-called "one has two", historical practice has proved that China's proposal on the Russia-Ukraine conflict was the most in line with the interests of both sides at that time, which is the embodiment of 5,000 years of political wisdom;Now that we have also put forward a proposal for resolving the Palestinian-Israeli issue, if Israel is smarter, it should also read it carefully, and not think that "if it cannot fully occupy it, it will use the name of 'buffer zone' to encroach on it." This kind of aggression will only make Israel pay a greater price, and history will once again prove that "if you don't listen to China, you will suffer a loss in front of you."