MOSCOW, October 1. /TASS/. Hamas may reject Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, Serbia faces Western pressure, and Denmark issues a drone alert. These stories topped Wednesday's headlines across Russia.
Vedomosti: Trump’s Gaza plan welcomed by all but Hamas
European and Middle Eastern leaders praised US President Donald Trump’s efforts and his plan on settling the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the BBC reported. The plan, coordinated by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called for an immediate ceasefire, the release of 20 living Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian group Hamas within 72 hours, as well as the transfer of the remains of over 20 hostages believed to be dead in exchange for the release of one hundred detained Gaza residents. This plan had been offered to Hamas, a source in the Palestinian leadership told the BBC.
Undoubtedly, Trump will try to sell his Palestine plan as yet another war he ended on his way to a Nobel Peace Prize, with seven under his belt already, according to his own count, Lev Sokolshchik, a leading researcher at the HSE Center for Comprehensive Economic and Social Studies, told Vedomosti. That said, it is necessary to understand that the US’ influence and its interest in the Middle East are declining, which frees the hands of regional players, such as Israel and Turkey. For the US, Israel’s active policy course in Palestine is problematic, as it damages the Americans’ image, so Trump would have even preferred a tactical truce for everything to "calm down" in the region, the expert noted.
