US EditionHamas Official Says the Group Ready to Discuss 'Freezing or Storing' Its Weapons
Hamas proposes options like weapon storage or transfer to Palestinian Authority during ceasefire talks, aiming to prevent escalation while Israel demands full disarmament.
- On Sunday, Bassem Naim in Doha said Hamas is ready to discuss freezing or storing its weapons and offered to hand them over to the Palestinian Authority if the Israeli occupation ends, December 07, 2025.
- With the 20-point plan underpinning talks, officials say the vague ceasefire framework from President Donald Trump and the United Nations Security Council needs painstaking negotiation involving Qatar, Egypt and Turkey, aiming to address security forces, a Palestinian technocratic committee, Israeli troop withdrawal, and disarmament.
- Accepting U.N. deployment as monitors, Bassem Naim said Hamas accepts United Nations forces only to monitor borders and rejects any mandate to disarm, while Hamas and the Palestinian Authority agreed on a technocratic committee led by Majed Abu Ramadan.
- Israeli demands for disarmament could stall progress as hostage-prisoner exchanges continue and the sides prepare for a tougher second phase with the remains of one hostage still held.
- Several countries, including Indonesia, have offered troops to a stabilization force, U.S. officials expect 'boots on the ground' early next year, and Gaza faces extensive destruction with more than 70,000 Palestinians killed and unclear reconstruction funding.
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Hamas is willing to discuss “freezing or storing” its weapons, said a senior official on Sunday, amid concerns that the incipient ceasefire agreement between Israel and the militant group could collapse.
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Hamas willing to discuss ‘freezing or storing’ weapons, senior official says, amid concerns over ceasefire
Hamas is willing to discuss “freezing or storing” its weapons, a senior official said on Sunday, amid concerns that the nascent ceasefire deal between Israel and the militant group could collapse.
Hamas ready to discuss 'freezing or storing' its weapons in Gaza, group official says
Bassem Naim told AP that Hamas retains its 'right to resist' but added that the group is prepared to lay down its arms as part of a process aimed at establishing a Palestinian state. He provided few details on how this would work, but suggested the possibility of a long-term truce of five to ten years to allow for negotiations
The Palestinian Hamas movement is ready to discuss "freezing or storing" its weapons arsenal as part of a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Hamas official said on Monday, offering a possible formula for resolving one of the thorniest issues in the US-brokered deal.
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