Dahlan: We knew Netanyahu would try to block Gaza disarmament roadmap

Amid growing frustration with Israel from the Board of Peace, exiled Palestinian politician Mohammed Dahlan says the mediators expected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to try to undermine the Gaza disarmament roadmap that Hamas agreed to.

“We had been aware since yesterday that Netanyahu would do everything in his power to kill the opportunity that President Donald Trump worked on in collaboration with Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey,” says Dahlan on X. “We worked for weeks and warned against the criminal behavior of the occupation and what Netanyahu might resort to, and today the entire world sees the gravity of the massacre he committed to block the path to the greatest promising opportunity to begin ending the war and establishing security for our people in Gaza and for all parties.”

Dahlan, a former top Fatah official who has served as a key go-between in negotiations involving Palestinians, was referring to Israeli airstrikes in Gaza over the weekend.

“We pledge to our people that we will work night and day to stop the aggression and save our people from the crimes of Netanyahu and his government,” says Dahlan.