The roadmap, unveiled by Trump’s self-appointed Board of Peace, proposes a 15-point plan requiring a full cessation of hostilities and the eventual decommissioning of heavy weaponry. However, ground realities contradict the optimism emanating from Washington. Only hours after the announcement, Gazan medical authorities reported fresh Israeli airstrikes and casualties, while Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir publicly dismissed the draft as unacceptable, insisting on the continuation of targeted assassinations against Hamas leadership.
Negotiation terms remain fundamentally misaligned. Hamas official Ghazi Hamad stated the group considers the framework painful but acceptable, provided Israel fulfills prior commitments from the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement, specifically regarding troop withdrawals and the resumption of aid. Conversely, Israeli officials maintain that no withdrawal from current positions will occur without the total disarmament of armed factions. For the civilians living in Gaza, the diplomatic discourse offers little respite. Displaced residents in Gaza City report that daily life remains defined by survival and scarcity rather than political progress, with many expressing profound doubt that the proposed roadmap will translate into an end to the violence.
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