The Qatari Al-Thalafizan Al-Arabi channel reported Thursday evening that progress has been made in Cairo talks on a Gaza ceasefire and disarmament agreement, claiming that heavy weapons would be transferred to the Palestinian National Committee and linked to an Israeli withdrawal from the Strip. According to the report, armed militias cooperating with Israel would be disbanded, and timelines for the weapons collection would be set within two weeks of signing.
Thursday saw a flurry of diplomatic reporting on the Gaza ceasefire's second phase, which would include Hamas's full disarmament. Political sources in the US and Israel reported early Thursday that the terror group was close to announcing its surrender of weapons and tunnels (The Zioneer, 13:42). By the afternoon, reports indicated progress in Cairo talks on the core issues of weapons, governance, and civilian mechanisms (The Zioneer, 16:04). The latest development, reported by the Qatari channel Al-Thalafizan Al-Arabi at 21:33, provides specific details on the proposed mechanism: heavy weapons would be transferred to the Palestinian National Committee, militias cooperating with Israel would be disbanded, and timelines for collection would be set within two weeks of signing. The channel also linked the weapons handover to an Israeli withdrawal from the Strip. The report is single-sourced and unverified, but it aligns with the broader trend of intensive mediation in Cairo. The US and Israeli official sources who characterized the earlier developments as a 'surrender' have not yet commented on the Qatari report.
6 developments
- StrongReports: Israel and Hamas near understandings on Phase 2, Hamas expected to disarm
- DevelopingHamas announces dissolution of its Gaza government, readiness to transfer weapons to Peace Council
- StrongHamas receives revised Gaza weapons-disposal plan backed by US envoys, sources say
- DevelopingArab report: Hamas delegation to arrive today for talks on ceasefire, disarmament, and withdrawal
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