Gaza ceasefire agreement still lofty ‘optimism’: Analysis

There is not enough evidence suggesting a breakthrough in ceasefire talks “despite some occasional optimism being aired from all sides”, says Dan Perry, an Israel affairs analyst. “We remain where we have been tragically for 19 months now, which is that Hamas refuses to hand over all the hostages without being allowed to remain in power in Gaza … whereas Israel refuses to end the war without Hamas being gone,” Perry told Al Jazeera, speaking from Tel Aviv. “There’s probably still a majority of people in Israeli society willing to end the war right now in exchange for all the hostages,” he added. Perry said a “radical pressure” was needed on all sides to reach a permanent ceasefire, saying Hamas would need to disarm and relinquish power completely and Israel would need to accept that “it will not occupy Gaza and that it will withdraw in favour of the reformed version of the Palestinian Authority”. “Now that is something that the Israeli opposition and the Israeli majority undoubtedly would support,” he said. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Israel #Gaza #IsraelGazaWar #Hamas #GazaUnderAttack #GazaGenocide #GazaCeasefireNegotiations #GazaCeasefireTalks