Qatar and US take charge in Gaza as IDF urges halt to Hamas aid, return to war

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : The trucks have been entering Gaza under the first phase of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
48% : We must immediately stop the 600 trucks we are sending in daily, three to four times what Gaza needs according to the UN.
47% : We hope we can convince the U.S. of this." Citing United Nations figures, Israeli officials said Gazans need about 80,000 tons of food per month to survive.
47% : But Israel currently allows in four times that amount, with roughly 25 tons of food per truck, and Hamas levies about a 15% tax on those shipments, in addition to other fees paid at the crossing.
46% : From the earliest Security Cabinet meeting in October 2023, shortly after the war began -- when ministers declared that not even a bottle of water would enter Gaza -- to the massive official aid deliveries that Israel eventually allowed into the enclave, COGAT says the Israeli government played a central role in managing humanitarian access, even as those deliveries also indirectly helped sustain Hamas.
45% : In private assessments, senior defense officials say the current "stalemate" in Gaza continues to benefit Hamas as it recovers, with Israel increasingly appearing reactive rather than in control.
45% : Hamas rebuilding, Israel cautions Israeli commanders are sounding the alarm over what they describe as a "Hezbollah model" taking root in Gaza, where a violent terrorist group continues to dominate territory adjacent to Israeli communities, with no sign of dismantling or destruction of its capabilities.
44% : Senior IDF officials are recommending an immediate stop to the flow of some 4,200 supply trucks Israel has been allowing into Gaza each week as part of the truce deal tied to the release of hostages by Hamas, saying the terrorist group is showing signs of recovery and is far from disarmed.
43% : " Summary of the war by COGAT The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), a Defense Ministry body responsible for implementing civilian policy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, has reviewed the long Gaza war and emphasized multiple Israeli efforts that, in its view, prevented a humanitarian disaster or a UN declared famine during nearly two years of largely ground operations across much of the territory.
43% : " Rising tensions in the West Bank Despite Israel's policy of distinguishing between the West Bank and Gaza, and the dangerous stagnation in the enclave, the Palestinian population in the West Bank is beginning to feel pressures that could raise tensions in an area that has been relatively calm.
42% : COGAT had previously recommended changing policy on Gaza after Operation Guardian of the Walls (the Hebrew name for the 2021 Gaza war), suggesting Israel should take full control of the territory and dismantle Hamas while moving away from a policy of containment," they said.
41% : The military said Gaza is now "flooded with food, water, medicines and more," and even the UN has complained it no longer has space to store supplies arriving from international aid organizations.
38% : However, if a low-level Hamas operative wishes to leave, Israel is not expected to prevent it.
36% : The IDF is enforcing more restrictive movement policies for Palestinians, and Israeli authorities have not yet approved the return of roughly 120,000 Palestinian workers to Israel, even though the war is over.
33% : Security officials also worry about a scenario in which Israel is forced to accept Qatar and Turkey as the primary financiers of Gaza's reconstruction.
31% : Additionally, the military identified a growing problem: illegal smuggling of supplies and goods from Israel into Gaza, especially in areas where reservists and civilian elements operate in the buffer zone.
14% : According to the military, Hamas is even collecting millions of shekels in taxes from the very supply trucks entering from Israel and may soon stage fake handovers to give the impression it's surrendering some of its weapons.

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