Hamas just promised a ceasefire, the Chief of the Houthi Armed Staff was exposed to death in the U.S. Israeli airstrikes, and Trump, as the leader and guarantor of the ceasefire, could his credit still withstand a few points?
Recently, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, calling it "a long-standing dawn of peace for the Middle East", and even praised his mediation "worth a Nobel Peace Prize".
Only seven days later, The Houthi armed forces in Yemen confirmed through a statement that their chief of staff, Mohammed Gamari, was killed in the "US-Israel joint air strike", along with his 13-year-old son and several accompanying members.
Israeli Defense Minister Katz then took over the operation, making it clear that Gamali was killed in previous Israeli attacks.
Before the ink on the ceasefire agreement dried, Israel made a high-profile announcement of the "beheading" of senior Houthis.
As the leader and guarantor of the ceasefire, Trump’s promise of “peace guarantee” was genuine mediation or a political performance?
The Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire agreement promoted by Trump this time has been full of "packaging traces" to serve politics from the beginning.
According to the first phase of the agreement, the core provisions focus on hostage exchanges and personnel release, but the core constraints on the ceasefire are unclear.
The agreement is accompanied only by a map of withdrawal with no precise coordinates, not clearly stating that Israel should stop other anti-Israel strikes in the region, and not mentioning the control of key regional conflicts such as the Red Sea, which filled a “legitimate gap” in Israeli air strikes on Houthi armed forces.
The so-called "armistice supervision mechanism" is more fake, the US claimed that the 200 supervised soldiers sent were limited to activities within the territory of Israel, and there was no power to restrict the Israeli air strikes across the borders, the essence is an empty check.
This "selective ambiguity" is not accidental, but Trump's consistent policy routine.
When the ceasefire becomes a tool to build momentum in elections, the restriction on Israel's actions naturally becomes a bargaining chip that can be sacrificed.
Israel's choice to officially announce Mali's death while the ceasefire is in effect is by no means a simple "declaration of results." Instead, it is a precise response to Trump’s strategic intentions, and behind it is a deep calculation to fight Iran’s “Arc of Resistance.”
Since serving as Chief of Staff in 2016, he has led the construction of Houthi armed missile systems, received professional training in Iran and Syria, and is a key hub for Iran’s arms technology delivery to Yemen.
The United Nations has already included him in the sanctions list, determining that he "threatens regional stability through military actions", and his existence directly maintains the operation of the "Houthi-Hezbollah-Iraqi Shiites" resistance network supported by Iran.
The Israeli strike on Kamari was planned for a long time, and when the Israeli airstrike on the Sanaa government building on August 28, it had listed Kamari and the “minister of defense” as the core targets, although the Hussein chief executive Ahmed Rahavi was killed, Kamari was luckyly wounded.
Now during the ceasefire period, Defense Minister Katz has made a high-profile claim to the results. It is both a strategic deterrent to the Houthi armed forces, and a precise “head cut” to the Iranian agent system.
And this series of actions could not be implemented without the implicit consent of the United States.
80% of Israel's precision ammunition used in combat comes from aid from the United States. Air strikes against Yemen require a range of 2,000 kilometers. Its intelligence support and route planning are bound to be cooperated by the United States.
This “American synergy” is becoming increasingly evident during Trump’s tenure.
In April, the Trump administration stepped up its military strikes against Yemen on the basis of “Huthi armed forces commanded by Iran,” with the Pentagon claiming to have destroyed 70% of the Huthi armed ballistic missile launches.
This time, the Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire was used to paralyze all parties and instead connive at Israel's attack on high-level Houthis. The essence is to use "ceasefire smoke bombs" to cover up the real goal of containing Iran.
From the perspective of Trump’s policy trajectory, this “credit transaction” has long become the norm.
While declaring to "guarantee peace", he acquiesced in allies breaking the rules;
At the same time, a ceasefire agreement was signed and the fighting continued.
Gamali's death is just another account added to the conflict between Houthi and Israel.
When a ceasefire can serve political momentum, when allied actions can make way for geocalculation, so-called “commitments” are ultimately just self-deceiving acts.
For the Middle East, true peace requires practical restraint and sincerity, not verbal cheques from politicians.
Trump may be able to create news hotspots by a hasty ceasefire, but it can't hide the nature of his credit bankruptcy.
As Israeli airstrikes covered the declaration of a ceasefire, and the threat of retaliation from the Houthi armed forces became clearer, the answer was clear:
Such a “peace mediator” is never worthy of trust.