Hamas to almost certainly reject plan described in Israeli press, say experts, as no guarantee Israel will withdraw on surrender of weapons
Progress in the Gaza peace plan has stalled over disagreements on how Hamas should be disarmed, with Israel threatening to go back to full-scale war if the condition is not carried out quickly.
The second phase of the US-brokered ceasefire, which Washington declared had begun in January, was meant to involve Hamas disarming, Israeli forces withdrawing, and a Palestinian interim administration moving into Gaza backed by a Palestinian police force and an international stabilisation force (ISF).
The 20-point plan, which is supposed to be overseen by Donald Trump’s newly assembled Board of Peace, is vague on sequencing, however.
The Israeli government is pushing for the complete disarmament of Hamas to come first and Israeli officials have been briefing journalists that the US will soon lay down a 60-day deadline for that to be completed.
