Hamas can KEEP some small arms weapons???
THAT is reportily what Trump’s plan would be….
This dog finds its HARD for Israel to accept THAT….
Again?
It seems that Trump wants his Gaza ‘Vacation Resort’ so bad he’s forgotten reality…
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The United States is demanding that Hamas surrender all weapons that are capable of striking Israel, but will allow the group to keep some small arms, at least initially, according to a draft plan, officials and people familiar with the proposal said.
An American-led team, which includes Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law; Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy for peace missions; and Nickolay Mladenov, a former senior United Nations official, intends to share the document with Hamas within weeks.
The officials, including a regional diplomat, and people familiar with the plan spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the details. They cautioned that the details could still change and different drafts could yet emerge.
Still, if the plan is presented to Hamas, it would represent a significant effort toward demilitarizing the armed group, a key element of Mr. Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza that formed the basis of the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas after two years of war.
If the militant group, still the most powerful Palestinian force in Gaza, does give up most of its weapons, it would be a breakthrough in diminishing Hamas’s monopoly on power.
A spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and a Hamas media official did not respond to requests for comment.
The Trump administration expects Hamas to disarm and carry out the 20-point plan, a White House spokesman, Dylan Johnson, said. “The United States is working closely with all parties and mediators to ensure full implementation of the plan and to advance a durable security framework that supports long-term stability in the region and prosperity for Gaza,” he added.
It was not immediately clear who would take ownership of the weapons that Hamas was meant to hand over or how that process would be carried out….
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Israel is unlikely to withdraw its troops from the enclave before Hamas and other militant groups lay down their arms. Israel also considers Hamas’ vast underground tunnel network in Gaza to be part of the group’s military infrastructure. And without demilitarization, it will be difficult for Mr. Trump’s new Board of Peace to bring about the next steps of the 20-point plan. Mr. Kushner, a key figure in the international group, has no official role within the Trump administration but has become a major architect in the postwar plans for Gaza….
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Demilitarization is “the linchpin of everything,” according to Shira Efron, chair of Israel policy at the RAND Corporation, a U.S.-based research institute. “If it doesn’t happen, we could end up with two Gazas, one run by Israel and the other by Hamas, or a return to a fully fledged war.”…
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The Israel Militarty maybe getting ready for a large scale hunt for Hamas fighters in Gaza….
Such an effort would derail Trump’s efforts to broker a permeant peace in Gaza….
Four months into a ceasefire with Hamas, the Israeli military is drawing up plans for a renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip to disarm the terror group by force, The Times of Israel has learned.
The US-brokered ceasefire plan reached in October foresees the demilitarization of Gaza, including the disarmament of Hamas, along with a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Strip. However, implementation of the plan has remained unclear, with Israeli officials increasingly believing that stripping Hamas of its weapons will be impossible without the Israel Defense Forces taking action.
Should hostilities renew, fighting is liable to be more intense and more widespread than previous rounds, as Israeli forces will no longer constrained by the presence of hostages on Gazan soil….
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Israel also believes that left unchecked, the terror group will remain in power in the Strip and try to rebuild its militarily strength while tightening its grip on areas under its control. The military this month said that since the start of the ceasefire, Hamas “has violated the agreement and focused its efforts on restoring its military capabilities.”
Last month, a senior Israeli security official said that it was looking increasingly likely that the Israel Defense Forces would have to act militarily against Hamas to disarm it, as the military believed the terrorist organization will not do so of its own accord.
The official said the goal of disarming Hamas would be attainable by force, but would likely take many years….
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