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Hamas aims to keep grip on Gaza security and can't commit to disarm, senior official says
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump told the Israeli parliament that virtually the entire region endorses immediate Gaza Strip demilitarisation, but the Atlantic Council says disarming Hamas may take years.
- It still commands some 40,000 fighters, and Hamas has reasserted control shortly after the war by showing armed operatives and carrying out public executions, Simon Engelkes said.
- The United Nations and partners propose an International Stabilisation Force while Egypt and Jordan train 5,000 security officers, Keir Starmer offers UK help, and the German government opposes Hamas' political role.
- Risk-first: Excluding armed groups could push them underground or beyond Gaza, as experts warn Israel may veto local forces, while Iraq post-2003 security vacuum led to militias filling gaps.
- Historical-first: Decommissioning armed groups can take many years—the Northern Ireland decommissioning process took more than 10 years, but analysts say Gaza may lack that time as long as Hamas survives there.
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Al ArabiyaHamas aims to keep grip on Gaza security and can’t commit to disarm, senior official says
Hamas intends to maintain security control in Gaza during an interim period, a senior Hamas official told Reuters, adding he could not commit to the group disarming - positions that reflect the difficulties facing U.S. plans to secure an end to the war.
Israel "will not compromise" and "will spare no effort until the return of all the deceased hostages, until the last" (ANSA)
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Hamas intends to maintain security control in Gaza for an interim period, and it cannot at present commit itself to disarming itself.
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The news of Saturday, October 18 on the conflict in the Middle East, live. Hamas: "We will maintain security during transition." Average: "Minibus hit in Gaza, 11 dead same family"
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right13Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Right
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Right
45% Right
L 31%
C 24%
R 45%
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