A source with direct knowledge of the ongoing contacts told journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) that the negotiations appear to be progressing toward a serious outcome, according to Stein's report.
A source with direct knowledge of the ongoing contacts told journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) on Thursday that the negotiations appear to be progressing toward a serious outcome. The source's assessment, reported earlier today, comes amid a rapid sequence of reports that emerged Wednesday evening detailing advanced talks in Cairo for Hamas to disarm and hand over the Gaza Strip to an international stabilization force.
The initial thread, published by The Zioneer at 19:58 Jerusalem on Wednesday, began with an unconfirmed report that a Hamas delegation would present a new disarmament proposal. Within the same hour, Channel 13 cited two regional sources confirming advanced talks, with one source specifying that Hamas would transfer its weapons to a third party, bypassing the Palestinian Authority. A diplomat then told i24NEWS that the Gaza Peace Council's roadmap, backed by the Trump administration, demands full disarmament—'one authority, one law, one weapon'—with no exceptions. A later source added that the talks aim to seal a final agreement, not another round of discussions.
As The Zioneer reported Wednesday, the negotiations are centered on the Gaza Peace Council framework, which seeks to eliminate all tunnels, weapons depots, and production facilities, leaving no terror infrastructure in Gaza, with Hamas having no role. The process has been mediated by Qatar and Turkey, according to the regional sources.
The latest assessment remains a single-source report, and the specific nature of the contacts—whether diplomatic, security-related, or otherwise—was not specified. Further official confirmation or additional sourcing is awaited.
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