US Drops Hamas-Disarmament Rebuild Condition
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The Trump administration has decided to stop treating full Hamas disarmament as a precondition for starting Gaza reconstruction, moving instead toward a phased rebuild of areas under Israeli control. Israel would pull back in stages, an international force would enter and reconstruction could run for a decade, while Hamas still resists a clear heavy-versus-light weapons formula. The Lightstone and Khalil al-Hayya contacts had already been traced as Hamas hardened its posture in Board of Peace talks. Israel should test any civilian relief track only against enforceable security: no rockets, tunnels or Hamas armed rule can be rebuilt under diplomatic cover.
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Sources factually diverge on the current status of the reconstruction-disarmament linkage. Ynet reports the U.S. has decided to move toward reconstruction in Israeli-held areas before full Hamas disarmament, while the AP and JPost background articles describe the earlier U.S.-backed blueprint as making reconstruction dependent on verified or complete disarmament. The remaining facts are uniform across the source pool: Hamas has not completed disarmament, talks have focused on heavy versus light weapons, and U.S.-led planning connects Gaza governance, an international force, reconstruction and staged Israeli withdrawals.
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