Peace Council to Launch Humanitarian Zones in Gaza Outside Hamas Control
In the coming weeks, the Peace Council plans to pilot humanitarian shelters in Gaza areas not controlled by Hamas, starting with Tel Sultan near Rafah. This initiative is part of implementing the Trump Agreement and aims to provide aid to unarmed civilians unaffiliated with Hamas. Multinational forces under the Peace Council will arrive in Israel soon and be stationed at the newly established "Amiti Camp" near Gaza, equipped only with non-lethal weapons to maintain public order.
The Council is also identifying sites in Israeli communities bordering Gaza to build large logistics warehouses for medical and food supplies, reducing Gaza residents' dependence on Hamas. This effort relies on Article 17 of the Trump Agreement, allowing for "temporary rehabilitation" in Hamas-free zones. Officials clarified that no concrete will be used for reconstruction; instead, caravans and core services will be provided.
The strategy involves a dual approach: while the IDF expands its operational hold beyond the "yellow line" into Hamas territory, the Peace Council will engage Gaza's civilian population to deprive Hamas of resources, territory, and people. The plan has sparked controversy; some residents near Gaza oppose advancing while Hamas remains armed, whereas political and former military leaders view it as the most effective way to dismantle Hamas.
Security experts warn that although the humanitarian zones will not be prisons and will allow free movement, Hamas might exploit this to control civilians, as it has during food distribution. The Peace Council has set a firm red line: neither the technocratic committee nor the Palestinian Authority will enter Gaza as long as Hamas remains armed. According to Security Council decisions and the Trump 20-point plan, the Palestinian Authority will not return without significant reforms, and the technocratic committee will avoid managing Hamas areas to prevent a "Lebanon model" scenario.
Meanwhile, the US administration continues to prevent large-scale Israeli military operations, but the IDF is increasing targeted assassinations to weaken Hamas. The Israeli cabinet assures residents that the army will not retreat from the "yellow line" but will deepen its hold. A senior official summarized the current strategy: "We maneuver within American constraints, increase targeted killings, but stay below international criticism thresholds, and this will continue as long as Hamas refuses disarmament."
