‘We believe Hamas will not disarm,’ Israeli-backed militia figure in Gaza tells ‘Post’

Dismantling armed militias could discourage locals from working with Israel, says a Gaza resident. "People will think twice for fear of being abandoned."

Israeli forces claim Hamas commanders killed in Gaza The Israeli military said it has killed two Hamas commanders during air strikes on Friday and Saturday in Gaza. The military said Salem Jamal Abd al-Rahman Abu Labad, a cell commander in Hamas’s Nukhba special forces, who was killed in southern Gaza on Saturday

President Donald Trump's announcement that Hamas agreed to disarm offers a glimmer of hope for Palestinians in Gaza

President Donald Trump's announcement that Hamas agreed to disarm offers a glimmer of hope for Palestinians in Gaza

Palestinians in Gaza hope Hamas will disarm but fear Israeli forces won’t withdraw  AP News

There is a major development in the effort to bring lasting peace to Gaza. Hamas says it has agreed to a U.S.-backed framework that would ultimately see the militant group give up its weapons and control of Gaza, while Israeli forces withdraw from the territory. Nick Shifrin reports.

Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a deal announced by US President Donald Trump to end the war with Israel, that includes it handing over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.

Middle East analysts are sceptical Hamas will willingly lay down its weapons and that Israel will totally withdraw from Gaza.

CAIRO/WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said talks in Cairo between mediators and Hamas leaders on Thursday have led to a phased disarmament agreement in Gaza, but a Hamas official described the deal as a draft and US officials said Israel was skeptical the militant Palestinian group would surre

Trump Says Deal Reached To Disarm Hamas, Israeli Support For Plan Remains Uncertain  HuffPost

MK Ofer Cassif told The New Arab that his treatment was 'nothing in comparison to the lives of the Palestinians under the apartheid and occupation regime'.