A body called the Gaza 'Peace Council' plans to open humanitarian zones in the Strip that exclude Hamas, the first pilot of Section 17 of President Trump's Gaza proposal, Israel Hayom reports. The initiative aims to deepen damage to the terror group by separating it from the population.
According to a report by Shir Avitan-Cohen in Israel Hayom, a body called the 'Peace Council' (מועצת השלום) will soon open humanitarian zones in the Gaza Strip that are operated without Hamas involvement. The report describes the move as a pilot implementation of Section 17 of President Donald Trump's broader Gaza proposal, which The Zioneer has previously covered (June 17: Hillary Clinton's endorsement; June 11: earlier initiatives by the same council without waiting for a Hamas disarmament response). The stated goal is to deepen the blow to Hamas by severing its connection with the Gaza population, creating areas outside the group's control. No further details on the zones' location, mechanism, or timeline have been released. The report's single-source nature limits corroboration at this stage.
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