Mediators Propose Phased Hamas Disarmament, Rehabilitating 10,000 Gaza Police to Revive Trump Plan
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Updated · The National · Jun 30
Mediators Propose Phased Hamas Disarmament, Rehabilitating 10,000 Gaza Police to Revive Trump Plan
3 articles · Updated · The National · Jun 30
Summary
A new mediation proposal would collect, inventory and store Hamas weapons in timed stages rather than demand immediate full disarmament, in a bid to restart the Trump administration's Gaza peace plan.
Israeli-backed militias in Gaza would also have to disarm, addressing a central Hamas objection and aiming to avoid the Palestinian-on-Palestinian strife mediators say a one-sided approach could trigger.
About 10,000 members of Gaza's Hamas-linked police force could be rehabilitated and folded into a new security apparatus under the plan.
Israel's continued military presence in Gaza and what sources describe as inadequate humanitarian aid flows remain major obstacles to moving the proposal forward.