Prof. Kobi Michael:The plan can still work if political and security tracks advance together, anchored in the agreement’s enforcement tools. He points to Article 17—authorizing an International Stabilization Force and a transitional technocratic authority to administer areas without Hamas. Israel has to push in this direction. First to assure that President Trump remains in the picture, and second to establish the required legitimacy to resume the war against Hamas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.”
At present, the legitimacy to escalate is brittle. “Hamas intends to remain there. They say very clearly that they will not dismantle themselves until a Palestinian state is established, and they will transfer their weapons only to that state’s army. What can be clearer than that?
The full interview will be published on Media Line on October 20, 2025.
