Hamas Offers Police Weapons Handover in Gaza Talks

Overview

• Hamas officials said they could turn over thousands of rifles and other police weapons to a new technocratic committee created under the U.S.-led Board of Peace headed by Donald Trump.
• The proposal excludes weapons held by Hamas’s military wing and does not meet Israel’s call for complete demilitarisation of Gaza under the peace plan.
• Talks in Cairo are ongoing over Gaza’s security and governance, and Middle East Eye reported that Hamas rejected a broader disarmament plan it called a trap.
• Hamas insists Israel must fully carry out phase one of the ceasefire before any wider handovers, citing tight aid limits and ongoing killings as evidence of noncompliance.
• Hamas figures say they have prepared to shift public services to the new body, including pausing new hiring, while many displaced residents fear fighting could resume if the process breaks down.