According to Israeli and Arab media reports, Palestinian sources said that representatives of Hamas and Fatah will meet in Beijing on 26 April to discuss reconciliation between the two sides. China will lead the Middle East to peace, but Israeli troops are massing and preparing to move, apparently to settle the Gaza problem once and for all.
Hamas and Fatah leaders are coming to China?
According to Arab News and Israeli media outlet i24, the leaders of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) will both hold talks in Beijing to discuss reconciliation.
Coverage of the Israeli i24 media
If this news is true, then the selection of China this time is enough to show the trust of all parties in China, and the essence of this meeting is to strengthen the relationship between Hamas and Fatah, and discuss the formation of a unified Palestinian government and the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Strip has been devastated by heavy fighting
It can be said that the current situation in Palestine is as dangerous as possible, and Israel's prolonged siege and wanton bombardment of northern Gaza have caused a huge humanitarian disaster, leaving millions of people homeless and tens of thousands of people killed.
The Israeli army also paid a lot of losses
However, it is precisely because of Hamas's resistance that the invading Israel Defense Forces have suffered considerable casualties and losses in weapons and equipment, and Israel has had to withdraw its troops from northern Gaza on a large scale to rest and replenish its troops with supplies and weapons.
However, in the north-south junction of Gaza, Israel still has a brigade of troops stationed on a permanent basis, the purpose of which is to block the connection between the north and south of Gaza, and at the same time to block the passage of Gazans back to the north, so as to provide an opportunity for Israel to occupy Gaza territory.
The radical Israeli wartime cabinet has repeatedly spoken of attacking the "Rafah" area in southern Gaza, and has begun to mobilize troops, and most importantly, the operation against Rafah has been supported by the United States.
In the face of the Israeli threat, the Palestinians have no choice but to put aside their estrangement and differences
At a time of such tension, Hamas and Fatah, who had been estranged in the past, have no choice but to put aside their prejudices and discuss the formation of a unified Palestinian government and the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian territory is effectively cut off by Israel
Hamas and Fatah have a long history of conflict, and as we all know, Palestine is currently made up of two Arab settlements, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, led by Fatah and Hamas, respectively.
Among them, Fatah, whose full name is the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, was founded by Arafat in 1959 and is the largest faction in the Palestine Liberation Organization, which controls power in Gaza and the West Bank.
Fatah was initially the backbone of the resistance to Israel, but later also "marginalized".
In its early days, the organization insisted that "revolutionary violence is the only means of liberating the homeland", but later began to recognize the legitimate existence of Israel, which was denounced as "capitulationism" by internal radicals.
Therefore, in the 80s of the last century, the new Hamas was established in the Gaza Strip, whose full name is the Islamic Resistance Movement, which was widely supported by the people in Gaza because it was tougher on Israel than Fatah.
In the 2006 election, Hamas surpassed Fatah as the winner, but Fatah Chairman Mahmoud Abbas refused to admit defeat and tried to dissolve the Hamas government and re-elect with the support of President George W. Bush, leading to armed conflict between the two sides.
Now Hamas and Fatah are "in their own hands"
The end result was that Hamas won in Gaza and took control of the region, and Fatah had to retreat to the West Bank after the defeat of Fatah.
According to reports by the Arab and Israeli media, the visit of Hamas and Fatah to China this time is actually a request for the Chinese side to mediate and promote reconciliation between the two organizations, and Israel is the main contradiction at present.
Chairman of the Hamas Politburo, Ismail Haniah
As for why he chose to go to China, it is very likely that China has a non-negligible influence in the Middle East and has close relations and cooperation with countries in the Middle East.
Palestinian President and Fatah President Mahmoud Abbas
The foreign media reported that the visit of the two Palestinian political organizations to China this time undoubtedly has high hopes for China, and the Middle East countries believe that China is capable of leading peace in the Middle East, and Saudi Arabia and Iran have also expressed their stance on China one after another, supporting China's constructive stance on the Middle East issue.
Israel is seeking to launch a general offensive, but the situation remains unoptimistic
However, the Israeli side is now seeking to launch a "final blow" on Gaza, and the main forces that have been withdrawn will launch a full-scale attack directly on Rafah in southern Gaza after the rest is completed.
This is the only one in Gaza that has not been subjected to a large-scale attack by Israeli ground forces, with more than 2 million people gathered, and the Gazans have no way to retreat; if Israel launches an attack, the border crossings will inevitably be closed by Israel, and food and materials will not be able to be transported in.
The Israeli defense minister made it clear that the offensive would be carried out to the end
China has made its position clear on this issue after the Security Council adopted Resolution 2728, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and Zhang Jun, then China's ambassador to the United Nations, made it clear that all effective means should be taken to ensure that the resolution can be implemented and a ceasefire can be achieved.
Mainland Foreign Minister Wang Yi also stated that the top priority is to strictly implement UN Security Council Resolution 2728, the Palestinian people have not been able to realize their legitimate national rights, which is the longest lasting injustice in contemporary times, and the direction of solving the problem is to implement the "two-state solution" as soon as possible, establish an independent Palestinian state, and realize the peaceful coexistence of Palestine and Israel.
China's statement is very clear, that is, it demands that Israel abide by the resolution and cease fire as soon as possible, the two-state solution cannot be ignored, and Israel's invasion of Gaza is doomed to failure.
Israel's military action will not solve the actual problem, the aggressor will never be popular, and only by realizing the two-state solution and allowing Palestine to establish a state can the war between the two countries be completely quelled.
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