Note that they’re only offering to hand over weapons from their police force.
> Hamas is ready to relinquish thousands of automatic rifles and other weapons belonging to its police force and other internal security services in Gaza, according to two officials of the group.
> Asked whether the committee would also be able to confiscate weapons belonging to Hamas’s military wing, the two officials did not provide a clear answer.
> Experts estimate that Hamas’s military wing has many more weapons than its police force, including tens of thousands of automatic rifles and heavier weapons like anti-tank rockets. And it has resisted demands for full demilitarization of Gaza.
I suspect that this is more of a token concession designed to be rejected. I also don’t expect Trump’s Board of Peace to be competent in the followthrough.
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Note that they’re only offering to hand over weapons from their police force.
> Hamas is ready to relinquish thousands of automatic rifles and other weapons belonging to its police force and other internal security services in Gaza, according to two officials of the group.
> Asked whether the committee would also be able to confiscate weapons belonging to Hamas’s military wing, the two officials did not provide a clear answer.
> Experts estimate that Hamas’s military wing has many more weapons than its police force, including tens of thousands of automatic rifles and heavier weapons like anti-tank rockets. And it has resisted demands for full demilitarization of Gaza.
I suspect that this is more of a token concession designed to be rejected. I also don’t expect Trump’s Board of Peace to be competent in the followthrough.
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