Hamas, Israel to Hold Firm in Gaza Unless Other Side Moves First

Hamas said it agreed to disarm as long as Israel withdraws from Gaza and agrees to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, conditions that dent the prospects of a revival in the protracted peace process.

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Hamas says it will only disarm after Israel meets previous ceasefire commitments, despite President Donald Trump's announcement of a breakthrough U.S.-brokered agreement.

Israel has unleashed fresh airstrikes on Gaza just hours after US President Donald Trump announced a 'historic' disarmament deal, local officials have said.

While the plan is progress, it was met with little enthusiasm by Palestinians let down by many years of collapsed agreements.

Senior White House and Board of Peace officials praised a Gaza framework deal in which Hamas accepted its complete disarmament, while Israel has nothing to do beyond waiting for its implementation.

Senior Hamas official says Israel must withdraw from Gaza before movement's disarmament A top Hamas official said that the Palestinian movement will not take any steps toward disarmament before Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza.  Ghazi Hamad, a member of Hamas’ negotiating delegation, told Al Jazeera that the is

A member of its negotiating team said it was making “concessions... to save (Gazans) from killing and displacement”.

Hamas said Friday it agreed to a deal to end the war with Israel that included provisions addressing its weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip. The group's disarmament has been one of the key sticking points in the advancement of a ceasefire deal that has been in place

Hamas moving toward Gaza disarmament deal, Israel says won’t withdraw until full demilitarization  arabnews.com

A fragile ceasefire remains in place between Israel and Hamas, but it has not halted the violence in the Gaza Strip, where 1,207 people were killed since the truce began in October 2025.

The Israeli military on Wednesday said it had struck a mosque in the Gaza Strip which it said had been used by Hamas as a weapons storage facility.

The Israeli military accused Hamas of using the mosque to store weapons. The Hamas-run government’s media office said Israel’s claims aimed to justify its attacks on mosques.