Israel Hayom journalist Ariel Kahana reports that the Gaza Peace Council is proposing a deal under which Israel would halt targeted killings of Hamas operatives for two weeks, during which the terror group would stop military training and rehabilitation and begin the disarmament process. The proposal stipulates that as long as Hamas does not fulfill its obligations, Israel is not required to withdraw from the yellow line. The disarmament includes heavy weapons, though the fate of ammunition remains disputed.
The Gaza Peace Council is reportedly proposing a two-week mechanism to jumpstart the stalled disarmament process, as reported by Israel Hayom's Ariel Kahana on Tuesday morning. Under the proposal, Israel would suspend targeted killings of Hamas operatives while the terror group halts military training and rehabilitation and begins physically disarming. The conditionality is explicit: Israel is not required to withdraw from the yellow line unless Hamas follows through, and the disarmament includes heavy weapons. The fate of rocket and ammunition stockpiles remains contentious, with Israel demanding their removal or destruction and Hamas seeking to keep them under a future technocrat government.
The proposal follows a series of recent developments in the Peace Council framework. On Monday evening, The Zioneer reported that the existing Peace Council agreement already conditioned Israeli withdrawal on full disarmament, contradicting narratives that Israel was being forced to accept a different timeline. Earlier on Tuesday, the Board of Peace demanded that AlQassam Brigades surrender all weapons, including rifles and tunnel infrastructure, before any IDF withdrawal, as reported by The Zioneer at 00:12. The IDF also reportedly set three red lines on Monday, insisting on complete Hamas disarmament before any withdrawal.
The Peace Council, established with heavy US backing, operates on a 'zero trust' model that assumes mutual suspicion between the parties and relies on independent verification. The new step-by-step proposal appears designed to address the deadlock over sequencing: Hamas has historically conditioned disarmament on prior Israeli withdrawal, while Israel demands disarmament first. The two-week window offers a technical test period.
Key details remain unresolved. The proposal does not specify the fate of Hamas's ammunition stockpiles, which Israel wants removed from Gaza entirely. The verification mechanism for the disarmament steps is also not detailed in the report. The success of the proposal hinges on whether Hamas begins actual disarmament within the two-week timeline, as the ceasefire is reportedly contingent on implementation.
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