According to Amichai Stein (i24NEWS), the Gaza Peace Council on Friday published the main points of the emerging agreement with Hamas. The framework states that heavy weapons will remain stored in warehouses inside Gaza and will not leave the Strip, while light weapons will stay with individuals 'subject to Palestinian law.' It also indicates that Israel will halt fire once the process begins, and that an Israeli withdrawal will commence in parallel step-by-step, though it remains unclear who makes the first move.
The Gaza Peace Council on Friday published the key points of the emerging agreement with Hamas, as reported by Amichai Stein (i24NEWS), clarifying the proposed mechanism for weapons storage and withdrawal sequencing. According to the framework, heavy weapons will be stored in warehouses inside Gaza and will not leave the Strip; light weapons will remain with individuals under Palestinian law; Israel will cease fire once the process begins; and an Israeli withdrawal will start in parallel step-by-step, though the order of first moves remains undefined.
This latest publication follows a rapid sequence of developments earlier today. At 07:08 Jerusalem, a Peace Council official rejected Israel's demand for full Hamas disarmament as a precondition. At 09:10 Jerusalem, the Peace Council published a 15-point disarmament roadmap stipulating that heavy weapons would remain under Palestinian control and that Israeli forces would withdraw in phases. Minutes before the current update, at 15:52 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Hamas had conditioned its inclusion of heavy weapons in the deal on a full Israeli withdrawal and an end to aggression.
The Peace Council, a U.S.-led technocratic body established under President Trump's 20-point initiative, is positioning the framework as a practical path toward a "one authority, one weapon" reality. As The Zioneer reported on Thursday, Hamas had indicated that details of the deal could be published Friday, and that the weapons transfer would be an internal Palestinian process. The broader outline includes amnesty for those who voluntarily surrender weapons and oversight by a multinational force, as previously reported by Barak Ravid and other outlets.
Several critical points of friction remain unresolved. The specific sequencing of the first move — whether Israeli withdrawal begins before disarmament is verified, or vice versa — is not defined in the published details. The storage of heavy weapons inside Gaza under Palestinian control, rather than their removal or destruction, continues to be a central concern for the Israeli security establishment, as noted in the roadmap published earlier today.
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