Residents of Kibbutz Kerem Shalom responded Wednesday to reports that the Gaza 'Peace Council' is advancing humanitarian shelter zones in the Rafah area, demanding the disarmament of Hamas as a precondition. "We cannot and will not agree to the enemy returning to live adjacent to the fence, so close to our communities," they said.
Residents of Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, located adjacent to the Gaza border fence opposite Rafah, released a statement Wednesday responding to reports that the so-called Gaza Peace Council is advancing a plan to establish humanitarian shelter zones in the Rafah area without first securing Hamas's disarmament. The residents insisted on the disarmament of the terror group as a non-negotiable condition for any humanitarian initiative in the vicinity. The statement follows reports that the Peace Council — a local body not affiliated with Hamas — has been piloting a Trump-administration-backed plan to separate the civilian population from Hamas control in parts of the Strip. As The Zioneer reported on Tuesday, the Peace Council plans to open humanitarian zones in areas that exclude Hamas, in the first pilot of Section 17 of President Trump's Gaza proposal. The residents' demand reflects persistent security concerns among communities along the Gaza border, where the October 7, 2023 attack originated. No official response from the Peace Council or the Israeli government has been reported.
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