Topic: demilitarization

October 13, 2014
8:51 am

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at a donors conference in Cairo, Egypt, to help rebuild Gaza after the damage caused during Operation Protective Edge, Sunday, October 12, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Ahmed Foad, MENA)

Abbas calls Cairo conference a ‘great success’

Palestinian leader says Gaza may disarm after PA elections, Hamas unable to launch new conflict with Israel

By Stuart Winer

September 29, 2014
2:05 pm

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri (photo credit: YouTube screen capture)

Egyptian FM says demilitarizing Gaza not for discussion now

Sameh Shukri says Cairo is focused on promoting a lasting ceasefire, but hopes for international push for accord

By Spencer Ho

September 7, 2014
5:14 pm

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman speaking at a meeting in the Knesset to discuss Operation Protective Edge, on August 4, 2014. (photo credit: Flash90)

Gaza demilitarization demand unrealistic, FM admits

But Israel should continue to stress the point so the idea becomes accepted by the world, Liberman says

By Raphael Ahren

August 31, 2014
7:37 pm

Finance Minister Yair Lapid speaks to reporters at the Government Press Office in Jerusalem on Sunday, August 31, 2014. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Lapid calls for regional summit, Hamas demilitarization

Finance minister says Gaza operation costs will be covered by yearly budget, calls for PA control over border crossings of the Strip

By Marissa Newman

August 30, 2014
11:53 pm

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri (AP/Hatem Moussa)

Hamas: Any attempt to disarm Gaza is ‘worthless’

Terror group’s spokesman says world should disarm Israel to stop it from killing ‘children and women’

By Times of Israel staff

August 29, 2014
1:00 pm

Palestinian gunmen from the military wing of Hamas during what they termed a 'victory rally' amid the debris of destroyed houses in Shejaiya, a Hamas stronghold of Gaza City, Wednesday, August 27, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Adel Hana)

US reportedly pushing Gaza demilitarization at UN

Proposal calls for destruction of tunnels between Strip and Israel; will be presented to Security Council after Cairo next month

By Adiv Sterman