International newspapers: The situation in Gaza is likely to get worse, and Netanyahu is trying to cover up the erosion of his popularity

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International newspapers and news sites shed light on the Paris negotiations to reach a prisoner exchange deal and stop the war, developments in the situation in the Gaza Strip, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan for the day after the war.

The Washington Post editorial said that the situation in Gaza could become worse than it is currently, but US President Joe Biden can help prevent this despite the difficulty of his position.

The newspaper believes that the best option for Biden is to use his influence to put pressure on Arab governments to put pressure on the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), and to put pressure on the Israeli government in return to reduce large-scale attacks and air strikes.

In an analysis in Haaretz newspaper, writer Alon Pinkas saw that Netanyahu's plan for the next day in Gaza was not feasible, and that with the polls indicating a decline in his popularity, he resorted to his final gamble, by inventing a crisis of the Palestinian state and confronting the United States.

An agreement is imminent

While Liberation newspaper saw that the Paris and then Doha negotiations made an agreement imminent on a truce in Gaza, including a prisoner exchange, it added that the prevailing atmosphere of optimism does not mean that the danger of an attack on Rafah has disappeared.

As for the Swiss newspaper Luton, it said in its editorial that Rafah had become the epitome of the dilemma of the Israeli strategy in Gaza, and cited the contradiction in the Israeli position, between negotiating for a truce and exchanging prisoners on the one hand, and the threat of launching an imminent attack on Rafah on the other hand.

While the New York Times indicated that Biden's optimism about the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza within a week could be an important step towards addressing the political difficulties he faces in his quest for a second presidential term.

The newspaper explained that dissatisfaction with Biden could appear on Tuesday, when Democratic voters in Michigan go to the polls to choose the party's presidential nominee.

The British Guardian wrote about the “important” humanitarian role played by the Scouts Association in Gaza, and explained how the experience of the Association and its affiliates has become a decisive addition in these tragic circumstances.

Source: Al Jazeera