“The impasse is established,” says a researcher after the launch of an Israeli military operation in Rafah

“We find ourselves faced with a situation that represents an impasse”estimated Monday May 6 on franceinfo David Rigoulet-Roze, researcher attached to the French Institute of Strategic Analysis and researcher associated with Iris, while the Israeli army carried out intense bombings on the east of the city ​​of Rafah after Hamas announced that it had accepted a ceasefire proposal.

“The announcement made by Hamas is out of timeaccording to the researcher. The announcement which is officially made by Hamas is not on the parameters which had been negotiated”. David Rigoulet-Roze explains that “Hamas demanded a permanent ceasefire”while “the objective on the part of the Americans was a suspensive ceasefire”.

“The perspectives which had seemed to open are closing”

“There was an unexpected window of opportunity this weekend, which was not validatedcontinues David Rigoulet-Roze. We have the feeling today that the two parties are in an antagonistic logic and the perspectives which had seemed to open up are closing.

“In the coming days, there will likely be an acceleration of military operations to reach the south of the enclaveaccording to the researcher. More than a million people would have to be moved to the coast, which seems unmanageable.”