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Shin Bet chief warns Hamas sees US-backed Gaza roadmap as 'political Oct. 7' - Ynetnews
Shin Bet chief David Zini warned the Security Cabinet that Hamas is using the proposed Gaza peace roadmap to buy time and claim a political victory comparable to the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, according to Israeli officials familiar with Thursday night's discussions. Speaking during a meeting of the decision-making ministerial panel, Zini reportedly told ministers that Hamas views the signing of the roadmap proposed by the U.S.-backed Board of Peace as "a political Oct. 7" — meaning the terrorist group sees the initiative as a strategic victory over Israel. According to participants, Zini dismissed Hamas' reported willingness to disarm under the plan as deceptive. "This is all a process of deception against us," he said, according to officials present. "Hamas' entire goal is to buy time, believing that we will refrain from attacking them until after the elections." The remarks came as the Cabinet continued debating whether to accept the roadmap, which envisions a phased end to the war in Gaza tied to Hamas' verified disarmament, the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, the deployment of an international stabilization force and the eventual transfer of governance to a reformed Palestinian administration. The plan also includes a pathway toward Palestinian statehood. The...
![If UK authorities extradite Hasna for prosecution in New York, his trial may provide a window into the web of relationships among international charities, UN agencies, and the Hamas leadership in Gaza. At one point in the communications cited in the indictment, Hasna asks his Hamas interlocutor for help setting up a conference in Turkey. "I know that you have contact with the United Nations, the Red Cross, and details like that," Hasna writes. "Is it possible to share their numbers with me?"
The indictment also records a series of pro-Hamas statements Hasna posted to social media beginning in 2014, suggesting his sympathies with Hamas were no secret from his employers. The Al-Khair foundation appointed him as global director in Jan. 2023, according to a post he made at the time on LinkedIn. Per the indictment, his prior work experience includes eight years as director of the Gaza humanitarian affairs coordination office of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), an umbrella group of 57 Muslim-majority states.
Khadra, the independent journalist who documented Al-Khair aid diverted for commercial sale in Gaza, hopes Hasna's arrest is the start of a wider reckoning. In a Facebook post yesterday, he wrote: "For many people, [Hasna] was the most prominent face, but the issue doesn't start or end with a single person... Everyone who raised funds in the name of Gaza must be subject to accountability, to explain to the public where the money went."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vn3uvfefltdnpomgnpsjmigw/bafkreign4zslkmsbjfvzz3ja44ghj2arpzdeix644sgmajnrqxeqdjr62y)
