Minister Struk Criticizes Peace Council's Gaza Disarmament Plan as Hamas Favoring
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Minister Orit Struk is strongly criticizing Nikolay Mladenov, head of the Peace Council, for a proposed Gaza disarmament plan she claims favors Hamas and allows them to keep weapons. Struk argues the plan distorts President Trump's initiative and ignores Israel's security needs, especially after revelations of Hamas using Nasser Hospital for torture. She urges Israel to reject the plan and insist on complete demilitarization, warning against pressure to implement the "pro-Hamas translation."
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- Minister Orit Struk accuses Nikolay Mladenov's Peace Council of creating a Gaza disarmament plan that favors Hamas.
- Struk claims the new plan allows Hamas to retain weapons, contradicting Israel's security demands.
- The criticism follows IDF revelations of Hamas using Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis for torture.
- Mladenov's response to the hospital incident was seen as creating false symmetry between Israel and Hamas.
- Struk previously warned against Mladenov's appointment due to his perceived pro-Arab bias.
- Israel is urged to reject the plan and insist on complete demilitarization of Gaza.
Minister Orit Struk has sharply criticized the Peace Council and its head, Nikolay Mladenov, alleging that a new disarmament framework for Gaza is tailored to Hamas's demands, allowing the group to retain weapons. Struk insists Israel must block this initiative and demand complete demilitarization of Gaza.
Her criticism comes in the wake of an IDF strike on senior Hamas operatives at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. The operation revealed the hospital was not only used as a terror headquarters, as previously observed, but also housed a torture chamber where Gazans opposing Hamas were brutally interrogated. The Peace Council's response to the incident, which focused on the tragic loss of life and called for immediate implementation of President Trump's peace plan, drew particular ire from Struk. She noted the statement's symmetry between Israel and Hamas, and its complete omission of the torture allegations.
Struk recalled her prior warnings against Mladenov's appointment, citing his past pro-Arab stance and tendency to create false symmetry between Israel and terrorists during his tenure as UN envoy. She expressed dismay that her predictions about his handling of the Gaza situation have proven accurate.
According to Struk, Mladenov has been obsessively pushing for progress, demanding it solely from Israel. She claims the Peace Council engaged in negotiations with Hamas, resulting in an agreement for Hamas to hand over weapons "hand to hand" within Gaza to "Palestinian" hands and store some arms in the Strip. Struk asserts that Mladenov has drafted a document formalizing this Hamas-dictated disarmament plan, which she argues ignores Israel's security needs and distorts Trump's original plan.
Struk further detailed how the Peace Council's "roadmap" incorporates Hamas demands not present in Trump's plan, such as applying Palestinian law to Gaza and appointing Qatar and Turkey as supervisors for disarmament. She also mentioned provisions for significant funding to Hamas to cover debts and pay off operatives. Struk characterized this as a "gift to Hamas" and urged Israel to resist Mladenov's immediate implementation demands.
Struk reiterated her opposition to Trump's plan, which she believes treats Gaza as an Arab land destined for the Palestinian Authority and fails to reflect the security realities following the October 7th massacre. She stressed that Israel must insist on complete demilitarization and Hamas's disarmament, and reject Mladenov's "pro-Hamas translation" of the plan, standing firm against any resulting pressure.
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