Gaza, Hamas: «Never made an settlement handy over weapons». The IDF disbands the Hostage Command | EUROtoday

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The prospect of a part two of the truce between Israel and Hamas, centered on the disarmament of the Palestinian militiamen, is turning into extra sophisticated. The prime Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzoukinterviewed by al Jazeera, said actually that there has by no means been an settlement on the disarmament of the terrorist group. “We haven’t discussed the weapons yet, no one has talked to us about it directly. We haven’t talked to the American side or the mediators on this issue, so we can’t talk about what it means or what the goal is,” Marzouk stated. A Hamas settlement on the supply of weapons, he added, “has never happened, we have never talked for a single moment about the delivery of weapons, or any formula on destruction, surrender or disarmament.”

The official then posed the query: If Israel, the United States and the West have did not disarm Hamas in two years of conflict, “how will they achieve this through negotiations?” Abu Marzouk additionally underlined that Hamas governs Gaza: “The movement has brought order to the Gaza Strip to serve the Palestinian people and preserve their security,” he stated. Two days in the past, US President Donald Trump, after the invention of the stays of the final hostage, reiterated that the time has come for Hamas to disarm. Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza requires the demilitarization of Gaza and the disarmament of the group.

Two Palestinians killed by IDF within the Strip

Meanwhile, the IDF strain on the Strip doesn’t cease. Israeli fireplace killed at the very least two Palestinians immediately, Palestinian well being officers stated. Medics stated two males had been killed by Israeli forces east of Khan Younis, in an space adjoining to the place the Israeli military operates. Gaza’s well being ministry stated the Israeli military had killed at the very least 490 individuals for the reason that truce started in October within the war-torn enclave. Israel stated 4 troopers had been killed by militants in Gaza in the identical interval.

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