Hamas’s political wing and military wing have not reached a consensus over matter of disarmament as part of US President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the war in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing Arab mediators.
According to the report, Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas’s lead negotiator, and other political officials living outside Gaza are ready to accept the proposal “despite significant reservations.”
While Hamas’s leader in Gaza, Izz al-Din Haddad, is open to surrendering Hamas’s offensive weapons, such as rockets, he wants to retain the terror group’s “defensive” weapons, such as assault rifles, the report says.
Other military commanders are less open to compromise, according to the report. They reportedly feel they won’t be able to enforce disarmament among the young men they have recruited throughout the war, who they believe may not be willing to surrender their weapons after losing family and property during the war.
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