U.S. Outlines Phased Hamas Disarmament Plan, Gaza Governance Shift
U.S. officials announced a condition-based plan to disarm Hamas in phases, beginning with police weapons, while considering a technocratic government for Gaza as an alternative to Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.
The U.S. government announced that a condition-based plan for the disarmament of Hamas will begin implementation in the coming weeks. Full details of the required conditions are expected to be published within two weeks.
The disarmament process is scheduled to take place in phases, beginning with the surrender of police weapons and followed by the decommissioning of heavy weaponry. All military activity in Gaza must halt during the agreement's implementation, while Israeli forces will withdraw according to a timeline still being finalized.
Washington is also weighing a local technocratic government as a replacement for both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. Reconstruction efforts would be supervised by a newly formed 'Board of Peace.' U.S. officials noted close coordination with Israel, though Israeli counterparts remain skeptical that Hamas will fully disarm.
Source: First Squawk