DOHA: A top Hamas leader told Qatari news channel Al Jazeera on Wednesday that the militant group is open to a weapons “freeze,” but rejects the demand for disarmament put forward in the US-sponsored peace plan for Gaza. “The idea of total disarmament is unacceptable to the resistance (Hamas). What is being proposed is a freeze, or storage (of weapons)... to provide guarantees against any military escalation from Gaza with the Israeli occupation,” said Khaled Meshaal in an interview aired Wednesday.

Khaled Meshaal says surrendering weapons will 'remove the soul' from the Palestinian group as ceasefire momentum slips.

A senior Hamas leader told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that the Palestinian resistance group is willing to consider a temporary weapons “freeze” but will...

DOHA: A top Hamas leader told Qatari news channel Al Jazeera on Wednesday that the militant group is open to a weapons “freeze,” but rejects the demand for disarmament put forward…

Khaled Meshaal says group seeks US approval for disarmament plan, a major sticking point in phase 2 of the ceasefire.