Journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) reports new clarifications on the Gaza disarmament deal, citing sources familiar with the details. According to the report, weapons transferred to warehouses will be disassembled into scrap metal, with the warehouses under police control of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), each officer vetted by Shin Bet, and multinational force oversight. Light weapons will remain with individuals subject to Palestinian law, which limits possession to a licensed pistol. The two-week ceasefire serves to finalize technical details; if Hamas does not begin the disarmament process, the ceasefire is void. Israeli withdrawal from the 53% yellow line will occur only after full disarmament is completed.
The new clarifications provided by Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) add significant detail to the disarmament framework published earlier today by the Gaza Peace Council. As The Zioneer reported at 13:18 Jerusalem, the Peace Council's roadmap outlined a phased handover of heavy weapons to Palestinian-controlled sites under international oversight. Stein's report, citing sources familiar with the negotiations, specifies that the weapons will be physically dismantled into scrap metal before storage, and that the warehouses will be under the authority of the Palestinian police force of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), with each officer individually vetted by the Shin Bet. The multinational stabilization force will provide oversight.
Crucially, the report clarifies the status of light weapons: individuals may retain them only subject to Palestinian law, which limits possession to a licensed pistol. This addresses a key concern about armed militias retaining weapons.
The timeline and conditions are now clearer. The current two-week ceasefire is explicitly a period to finalize technical details of the disarmament process. If Hamas does not begin the process, the ceasefire is void. The Israeli withdrawal from the 53% yellow line—the main IDF defensive line in Gaza—will only occur after full disarmament is verified. This ties the withdrawal directly to completion of the process, not to the signing of the agreement.
The clarifications follow the Peace Council's roadmap and earlier reports on the deal, including the provision of amnesty for weapon surrender and a phased approach. The new details sharpen the security guarantees that Israel has demanded.
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- DevelopingPeace Council official: Gaza deal was coordinated with Israel, rejects new disarmament demand
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