There remains a deep level of mistrust on both sides, accusations of bad faith, and a risk that we may be witnessing another false dawn
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The second phase of the three-phase deal, yet to be negotiated, is supposed to see the remaining hostages and hundreds more Palestinians freed, with the IDF leaving the rest of Gaza. Ominously, Israeli prime minister Netanyahu is insisting that the war will not be over until Hamas is finally destroyed, and that after the first phase the fighting may resume at any time. Israel is also adamantly opposed to agreement on any form of Palestinian self-government.
Netanyahu has been working hard to persuade voters both that the deal does not represent the sell-out his far-right cabinet allies claim, and that it is not a package that he could have agreed months ago had it not been politically inconvenient.
Hamas will also have to demonstrate good faith, most importantly by accepting that it cannot play a part in any post-war governance of the enclave. It must also demonstrate an ability to discipline its militants and those of fellow jihadist groups like Islamic Jihad.
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