Diplomatic sources revealed to "Al-Markazia" that Hamas submitted a written memorandum, signed by its political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, to French President Emmanuel Macron through one of his senior advisors last Monday. In this memorandum, they called on France to play an active role in communications and negotiations aimed at ending the war in Gaza and establishing a political solution to halt the bloodshed.
The movement emphasized in the memorandum that Hamas has no intention of dominating the Gaza Strip but rather seeks to join hands with all Palestinian factions and organizations to form a government that governs both Gaza and the West Bank. The sources considered this memorandum to represent a significant shift in the course of the Gaza crisis in general and in the relationships among the Palestinian factions, particularly between Fatah and Hamas.
It is noted that directing the memorandum to France indicates that Hamas seems to have lost, or is close to losing, hope in the role that Qatar plays in efforts to establish a temporary ceasefire, as it has failed in its attempts alongside Egypt, Jordan, and the United States—who is very dissatisfied with Netanyahu's actions—to reach a Ramadan ceasefire. This is because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has obstructed these efforts, leading Ramadan to pass without a ceasefire.
Hamas now appears to be betting on France to potentially take an active role in achieving a ceasefire and subsequently stopping the fire, which would help re-organize Palestinian affairs. What did not happen before Ramadan may take place during it, under strong efforts that Paris may join, alongside significant American pressure on Netanyahu to stop the atrocities that have so far resulted in the martyrdom of 31,272 Palestinians and the injury of 73,024 in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since the "Al-Aqsa Flood" operation began on October 7th.
