It is not clear what was the motive behind US President Donald Trump’s call to Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the need to progress the Gaza peace plan. It is possible that, after the major defeat of the Republican Party in last week’s midterm elections, the White House was looking for a scapegoat. Furthermore, with the results of the Israeli elections, blaming Israel will have little cost with Tel Aviv, since the tide is already turning against Trump’s friend Netanyahu, who does not look like he will stay in power for much longer.
The reporting of the phone call also shows the influence of the Israeli prime minister on a project that is often referred to as the Trump plan for Gaza.
This development came as tens of thousands of Gazans were once again left tentless as the season’s first big downpour in the Strip flooded many of the makeshift shelters that have replaced the homes Israel has destroyed in its ongoing genocidal war.
The images of tent camps underwater are heartbreaking, especially when one realizes that hundreds of prefabricated homes are sitting idle just on the other side of the border. The Netanyahu government’s delay in allowing these homes to cross into the territory is a cruel collective punishment that makes little sense.
