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[Global Network Reporter Suo Yanqi] According to CNN, French President Macron said during a meeting with US President Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday (23rd) local time that Gaza needs more than just military solutions, but also more attention needs to be paid to the future of the region. He also said that dissolving Hamas "would not work."

On September 23, local time, Macron (left) and Trump held bilateral meetings during the UN General Assembly in New York.

"No one has forgotten October 7 (October 7, 2023, the current round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out-editor's note)." Macron said, but as the war lasted for nearly two years and Hamas's top leaders were killed several times, the number of Hamas militants was still "as many as on the first day."

¡°So dissolving Hamas is not working,¡± Macron said, ¡°it¡¯s not the right way to deal with it, but it requires a ¡®comprehensive process¡¯ and a plan to resolve the Gaza issue.¡±

On August 2, Hamas issued a statement in response to U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Witkov¡¯s statement that Hamas was ¡°ready to disarm¡± and that Hamas would not disarm until an independent and fully sovereign Palestinian state was established, stating that as long as Israel¡¯s occupation continues, the resistance movement and its armed forces represent a national legitimate right.

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Hamas is ready to write directly to Trump

On September 22, Fox News that it was informed by a senior Trump administration official and another source directly involved in the negotiations that the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) had drafted a letter to US President Trump in person, asking him to guarantee a 60-day ceasefire agreement in exchange for the immediate release of half of the currently detained Israelis.

Israel's Ynet news network said on Monday that Trump's Middle East team is leading the exploration of a possible agreement framework.Hamas's move is seen as a signal that they believe Trump is more capable of contributing to a breakthrough than Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, and that while Israel has troops deployed in Gaza, Trump's negotiating influence may determine how and when the conflict will end.

The letter is expected to be delivered to Trump through Qatar this week, either at the White House or at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Hamas will send Trump video clips

Meanwhile, the Guardian that as France, Britain, Canada and Australia announced their recognition of the Palestinian state in a row, Arab leaders are planning to meet with Trump in New York to discuss the establishment of an international force authorized by the UN in Gaza.

The plan, which is expected to be voted on at the UN meeting on the 22nd, mainly includes the deployment of international troops in Gaza to provide security, while supervising the disarmament of Hamas and assisting in training the police force of the Palestinian National Authority.

The French side stressed that this plan would weaken the influence of Hamas by disarming it to exclude it from power.

In a joint statement in July, Arab countries made it clear that Hamas must no longer participate in governance, and power should be handed over to the newly elected national authority, which will manage Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Hamas, for its part, was asked to hand over weapons to the agency.

Trump's meeting with Arab leaders will be scheduled after he attends the UN General Assembly and gives a speech. This is the most direct contact between the White House and Arab countries on Gaza arrangements since he was re-elected president of the United States. Leaders of Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are expected to attend the talks.

However, according to the Guardian, Trump has so far not shown an identity with the Arab state that the Palestinian National Authority is a viable replacement for Hamas, or that it can be a peace partner. Trump has imposed sanctions on the Palestinian National Authority and banned the agency¡¯s leader Mahmoud Abbas from traveling to New York to attend the UN General Assembly.

Full-armed Hamas members

Arab leaders see the meeting as an opportunity to put pressure on Trump to decide whether to support the Arab League¡¯s proposed Gaza plan, and even support an alternative proposed by a working group led by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair or Trump¡¯s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who suggested no mass deportation of Palestinians, and Trump sometimes seems to support it.

Arab nations may insist that unless the reformed Palestinian national authority has a place in future governance, they will not join any international force.They also want to develop a roadmap toward a ¡°two-state plan¡± to rule out the possibility of further Israeli expansion of settlements or annexation of the West Bank.

Netanyahu insists that Israel must retain overall security control while an Arab-led civilian administration takes over Gaza, but some members of his right-wing coalition government advocate direct annexation of Gaza.

The UAE said that the annexation of Gaza is a "red line" for the UAE because it will shake the foundation of the "Abraham Accords." The agreement was reached by Trump in 2020 in exchange for Israel not annexing the West Bank. Although the UAE did not hint that it would withdraw from the agreement, it said that the regional integration plan would be meaningless.