Hamas Conditional Disarm; Israel Rejects Gaza Plan
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- President Trump announced one week ago that the Board of Peace had reached an "historic agreement" for the "complete disarmament" of Hamas in Gaza.
- Hamas has conditioned its disarmament on Israel withdrawing its forces from Gaza, explicitly linking the two steps together.
- Israeli officials insist they will not withdraw until Hamas hands over its weapons, creating a reciprocal standoff with no clear first move.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel had not agreed to the Board of Peace plan.
- BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen and Gaza correspondent Rushdi Abualouf analyze the breakdown in a podcast episode titled "Will Hamas actually disarm?"
Why it matters: The deadlock traps both sides: Hamas won't disarm while Israeli troops remain in Gaza, and Israel won't withdraw without weapons secured first. Netanyahu's public rejection of a deal Trump personally announced as 'historic' undermines the credibility of the US-brokered Board of Peace framework and leaves Gaza's post-ceasefire status unresolved.
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