Senior Israeli officials, speaking to journalist Amit Segal, stated Monday evening that Israel will not retreat from its position under any circumstances before Hamas is disarmed. The officials said this condition was not part of the original Trump framework and will not be dropped.
Senior officials in Jerusalem, speaking to journalist Amit Segal, made clear Monday evening that Israel will not back down from its demand for Hamas disarmament under any circumstances. The officials stated that this condition was not part of the original Trump framework and that Israel will not agree to drop it.
The statement underscores the core dispute in the ongoing negotiations. As The Zioneer reported on Sunday, Hamas set conditions for the Trump-backed framework including that its weapons remain in Gaza. Earlier, a White House official denied that the US had dropped the demand for disarmament, stating that no reconstruction would begin until Gaza is demilitarized. Hamas negotiator Razi Hamed told the Wall Street Journal last week that the group had not agreed to disarmament or Israeli involvement.
The stance from Jerusalem suggests that the gap between the parties remains wide, with the Trump framework's implementation still uncertain.
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