The developments in the Gaza Strip and Syria have captured the attention of some international newspapers and websites, in addition to the internal situation in Israel in light of an opinion poll whose results showed that “Israeli democracy is in grave danger.”

An analysis in the New York Times concluded that there is growing optimism about a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. It noted that the Israelis and Palestinians have refrained from leaking details of the talks to the media, unlike what was prevalent in previous negotiations.

Some analysts believe that the blackout indicates that Hamas and Israel are “more serious” about reaching an agreement this time, the New York Times reported.

Hamas said - in a statement published yesterday, Tuesday, on its official website on Telegram - that reaching an agreement to cease fire in Gaza and exchange prisoners is possible "if the occupation stops setting new conditions."

On the subject of Syria, an article in Foreign Policy magazine called for preserving records of atrocities in Syria, and demanded rapid and coordinated efforts to protect them from being lost in the chaos.

He pointed out that "Sednaya prison represents an archive of horror," and that these documents constitute essential evidence for understanding the mechanisms of the atrocities carried out by the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, identifying the perpetrators responsible, and most importantly "achieving justice for the victims and survivors of one of the most brutal regimes in modern history."

In the same context, The Times wrote that Maher al-Assad, Bashar's brother, was the actual military commander who led the campaigns of repression against the Syrians, and "his name represents a horror story. He is close to Iran, and it is believed that he was constantly pressuring his brother Bashar throughout the war not to give in."

According to the newspaper, Maher al-Assad is among the most corrupt figures in the former regime, as he withdrew money from state coffers into family accounts, and supervised the manufacture of drugs.

The Times confirmed that France has already issued an arrest warrant against Maher al-Assad, and that a group of Syrian and Western legal experts are preparing plans to prosecute him.

Regarding the internal situation in Israel, Haaretz newspaper published the results of a poll conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute, which showed that the majority of Israelis “have lost confidence in their state’s institutions, and believe that democracy is in grave danger.”

More than 48% of them described the general situation in Israel as bad or very bad, compared to only 19% who said that “the situation in Israel is good or very good.”

According to an article by Eran Weintraub in the Jerusalem Post, “Israel is engaged in internal and military struggles on multiple fronts.”

But poverty has become, according to the writer, “an existential threat to hundreds of thousands of Israeli families,” stressing that the result of the war on poverty so far is absolute failure.