Channel 12's Barak Ravid reports the main points of the emerging agreement between Israel and Hamas: all weapons in the Gaza Strip will be stored under the supervision of the technocrat government, amnesty will be granted to those who surrender their weapons, and the IDF will begin withdrawing from the moment the agreement is signed. The process is expected to take 6 to 8 months.
Channel 12 journalist Barak Ravid reported Thursday, 14:38 Jerusalem, that the emerging Israel-Hamas agreement includes a 6-to-8-month timeline for disarmament and Israeli withdrawal. According to the report, all weapons in the Gaza Strip will be stored under the supervision of a technocrat government, amnesty will be granted to those who surrender their arms, and the IDF will begin withdrawing from Gaza upon signing the agreement.
Throughout Thursday afternoon, a series of reports from Israeli media traced the evolving details of the deal. The first report, from Yedioth News, indicated that Hamas would store its weapons under an agreed mechanism rather than hand them over. Shortly afterward, N12's Amit Segal reported that all weapons — including police arms, tunnels, and production sites — would be stored under multinational guard, with a Palestinian committee holding final control. Segal's subsequent report added that no Israeli withdrawal from the original ceasefire line would occur without full demilitarization, and that Hamas commits to cease all military activity and recruitment, with an alternative clause preserving Israel's right to act against emerging threats. Later reports confirmed that Hamas agreed to full disarmament, including the surrender of all heavy and light weapons to multinational forces, with the process now expected to take 6 to 8 months.
The Zioneer has previously reported on the diplomatic negotiations in Cairo, where a senior Hamas delegation has been operating under Egyptian intelligence auspices with Qatari and Turkish mediation. A revised weapons-disposal plan backed by US envoys Witkoff and Kushner was presented to Hamas on June 19, offering a phased mechanism for concentrating and storing weapons alongside an Israeli withdrawal, under supervision of a Palestinian committee and an international stabilization force. The emerging agreement aligns with the 'one authority, one law, one weapon' framework that has been under discussion.
The precise mechanism for the technocrat government's oversight of weapons storage, the timeline for amnesty implementation, and the guarantees for Israel's security against emerging threats remain to be clarified. The reports cite unnamed Israeli and diplomatic sources, and the agreement has not been formally confirmed by either party.
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- StrongDiplomat: Gaza disarmament process built on reciprocity, verification, US-led force
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