بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
The War on Gaza Has Been Renewed, Accompanied by the Bitterness of Betrayal, Whilst the Opportunity for Real Change Has Also Been Renewed
(Translated)
By Baher Saleh*
The Jewish aggression against Gaza resumed at dawn on Tuesday, March 17, with surprise raids launched by their army, across the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding hundreds, most of them children and women.
It is noteworthy that the Jewish entity renewed its aggression with a public American green light, despite the fact that the United States sponsored the agreement in its three stages. The White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, stated that, “The Trump administration and the White House were consulted by the ‘Israelis’ on their attacks in Gaza tonight.” She added, “As President Trump has made it clear - Hamas, the Houthis, Iran, all those who seek to terrorize not just ‘Israel’, but also the United States of America, will see a price to pay. All hell will break loose.” The official entity’s Broadcasting Authority said that the entity informed the United States of plans to attack the Gaza Strip, before the attack occurred at dawn on 17 March 2025.
It is no coincidence that America has resumed its strikes on Yemen, more aggressively than before. Trump has pledged to continue strikes against the Houthis, indicating the launch of a major military operation that could last for weeks.His administration has stated that the US airstrikes aim to prevent the Houthis from targeting international shipping vessels in the Red Sea.It is clear that the ships targeted by the Houthis are only ships belonging to the Jewish entity, and not all international cargo ships, which confirms that America wants to put an end to the Houthis’ attempts to disrupt Jewish interests and the war on Gaza.
America is trying to force the Houthis to stop their conflict and harassment, as it was previously able to neutralize the southern Lebanon front and push Iran’s Hezb beyond the Litani River, and stop all its operations against the Jewish entity. Then, America also forced Iran to abandon and disavow its assets, after America expelled Iran from Syria, dragging its tails of disappointment, and distancing it from the vicinity of the Jewish entity. If America is able to do so, America will be able to isolate the war on Gaza from any foreign influences, so that America and the Jews can monopolize dominance. This is especially since America has ensured that all the rulers of Muslims have also abandoned Gaza, and prevented the Ummah and its armies from supporting Gaza, and even provided all the facilities they could to the Jews, in their war on Gaza.
The current scenario means that the Jews, with Trump’s full support, are waging war again on Gaza, demanding agreements in which they take everything, and give nothing back. This time, it is a war without any side issues, or diplomatic niceties, and under the threat of letting all hell loose, with displacement and annihilation.
It is true that there are internal issues and goals listed by many analysts and observers. These include domestic disputes, protests, the dismissal of the Shin Bet chief, public discontent, the budget, the return of Ben-Gvir, changes in the structure of the army and the Chief of Staff, and that the war gives Netanyahu hope of remaining in power for as long as possible, avoiding being held accountable for his failure on October 7, 2023, and enabling him to escape his internal crisis with his security services, the most recent of which was with Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, at a time when domestic public opinion was preparing for massive demonstrations. However, the truth is that all of these goals and objectives, even if most of them are true, are partial in relation to the greater goals.
More importantly, the so-called redrawing of the Middle East, which has been declared by a Jewish prime minister more than once, is an idea that appealed to the Trump administration, which believes it is capable of achieving whatever it wants, even if it seems fanciful and illogical. Trump, for example, is still insisting on the idea of displacing the people of Gaza, and taking possession of Gaza for his state. He wants to exclude Hamas from the military and political scene, remove Iran’s arms and assets in the region, ensure that Iran does not become a nuclear state, and allow the Jews to do what is necessary in the region to ensure their security, such as occupying parts of Syria and remaining there, making the necessary arrangements in southern Lebanon, ending the Palestinian state project, and publicly normalizing relations with neighboring countries, especially Saudi Arabia. After that, a Jewish entity will be unleashed upon the Islamic countries, and become America’s striking hand, and its advanced military base, in the Middle East to prevent it from getting out of control.
Regarding the future of the Hamas, the US envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said in an interview on “The Tucker Carlson Show” on 22 March 2025, “What does Hamas want? I think they want to stay there till the end of time. And they want to rule Gaza. And that’s unacceptable. What’s acceptable to us is they need to demilitarise. Then maybe they could stay there a little bit. Be involved politically. But they can’t be involved militarily.”
Regarding the Iranians, Witkoff said to Tucker Carlson, “If they were to have a bomb that would create North Korea in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council). We cannot have that. North Korea, where they are, has outsized influence, as a very small nation. We can never allow someone to have a nuclear weapon and have outsized influence. That doesn’t work.” He expressed optimism about reaching a solution to the Iranian nuclear issue.
Regarding normalization and ensuring the security of Jews, he said, “But if we can get these terrorist organizations eliminated as risks. Not existential, but still risks. They’re destabilizing risks. Then we’ll normalize everywhere.”
Emphasizing that the issue of displacement to allow rebuilding Gaza, remains on the agenda of the Trump administration, the US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz stated previously, on 4 February 2025, “At some point, we have to look realistically, how do you rebuild Gaza? What does that look like? What is the timeline? A lot of people were looking at very unrealistic timelines. We’re talking 10 to 15 years.”
During its meeting on 22 March 2025, the “Israeli” cabinet also approved Defense Minister Katz’s proposal to establish an administration, to oversee the voluntary departure of Gaza residents to a third country.
It appears that America is proceeding with the Jewish entity in achieving all of its goals, which are the liberation of all its prisoners, the elimination of Hamas, and ensuring that Gaza does not pose a threat to the Jewish entity. It is also proceeding to achieve its goals in rearranging the cards in the Middle East, after it excluded Iran from the scene, and ensuring that the Jewish entity remains its advanced military base in the region, and owning Gaza, if Trump is able to do so.
There’s no doubt that America is aware of concerns and difficulties, even if it tries to ignore them until they impose themselves on America. However, America has recently begun to sense some of them, as the US envoy, Steve Witkoff, said, “I think Egypt is a flashpoint. Egypt has a very restive population. The stats in Egypt are huge - unemployment among under-25s is like 45 percent. A country can’t exist like that. They’re largely broke. They need a lot of help. If we have a bad event in Egypt, it could take us back.”
The Islamic world is beginning to boil like water in a cauldron. The region is sitting on a powder keg that could explode at any moment. The Islamic Ummah sees scenes of murder, crime and arrogance, and its hearts break for its sons, women, children and elderly. The hearts of the Muslims are almost torn out, from the horror of the betrayal and the bitterness of the scene. This is something we do not think will last long.
It is true that if Muslims and their armies do not awaken from their prolonged slumber, a dark fate awaits them. Trump will move against their countries one by one. However, on the other hand, the Ummah is experiencing a unique situation that has never been experienced before. It is almost gripping the throats of its rulers, who have surrendered the Ummah to its enemies and have not lifted a finger to support it.So, the sincere in the Muslim armies must move quickly to support Islam and Muslims and confront the Jews, America and all the forces of kufr, before they wipe us out. We have made the call, so let there be a response!
* Member of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir