disarmament

2 briefs

conflict 2026-05-05

Hamas Will Not Disarm. The Peace Plan Requires It to Disarm.

The US-led Board of Peace has hit a wall: Hamas says it will give up weapons only after a Palestinian state is guaranteed. The BoP says there is no state guarantee without disarmament first. Neither position has moved.

conflict 2026-05-04

Hamas Will Not Disarm Until Israel Withdraws. Israel Will Not Withdraw Until Hamas Disarms. The Ceasefire Is Expiring.

Talks in Cairo hit a deadlock on the sequencing question that the October deal deliberately left unresolved. The Board of Peace has 281 days to solve something the negotiators could not.