The Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza Nickolay Mladenov once again altered his rhetoric after Hamas announced its agreement to disarm, which raised the ire of Israeli officials. US President Donald Trump announced a deal had been reached in which Hamas would disarm while Israel would gradually withdraw its forces.

Of course, Israel never had any intention to withdraw from Gaza. There was always a reason why the genocide was carried out in the first place and why, gradually, Israel cut off all vital resources for Palestinians, notably humanitarian aid through UNRWA. Without aid, forcibly displaced, and with barriers impeding the Palestinians return to their dwellings in Gaza, Israel entrenched itself in full view of the world, constructing barriers, engulfing more land through the Yellow and Orange Lines, and more recently constructing an earthen barrier for alleged security purposes. 

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