Will Hamas actually disarm? | The Global Story

It has been a week since President Trump announced that the Board of Peace had reached an “historic agreement” in Gaza for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas.

But in the days since, the situation has become more uncertain. Hamas has said that it will only disarm when Israel withdraws its forces from Gaza, but Israeli officials insist they will not withdraw until the weapons are handed over.

On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had not agreed to the plan.

To explain what comes next, we turn to the BBC’s international editor, Jeremy Bowen.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:45 What is the proposed agreement?
03:43 What is the timeline of the deal?
04:58 What weapons does Hamas have?
07:50 How did the deal come about?
10:50 How has Hamas responded?
13:35 How much of Gaza is Israel controlling?
17:00 Can peace come out of this?

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