The Board of Peace led by President Donald Trump is expected to present Hamas with an ultimatum demanding that it agrees to disarm in the coming days.
The new international bodies expect to complete the disarmament of the Gaza Strip within three to five months. Hamas will be given a short timeframe to respond on whether it agrees to lay down its weapons. The ultimatum will include an explicit requirement for Hamas to hand over all types of weapons in its possession, not merely as a symbolic gesture.
Senior officials familiar with the details stressed that all parties understand that full disarmament of the Gaza Strip and the stripping of Hamas of its weapons are an essential and critical condition for implementing the peace plan. Without this, there will be no progress in Gaza’s reconstruction, and the international community will not transfer funds for that purpose.
If the above mentioned scenario does not materialize, there is also agreement among the international bodies that Israel would receive authorization to disarm Hamas by force.
This will certainly be intriguing, to say the least. Nonetheless, we extend our profound gratitude to President Trump for insisting on the necessity for Hamas and other terrorist groups in the Strip to disarm. While we have significant concerns regarding the long-term governance of Gaza by the Board of Peace, the call for disarmament is imperative. No other leader has ever presented an ultimatum of this nature. With President Trump at the forefront of this new Board, we anticipate a resolution regarding disarmament, regardless of how it’s accomplished.