An Ultimatum to Hamas: Agree to Disarm by Week’s End

An Ultimatum to Hamas: Agree to Disarm by Week’s End


The terror group in the Gaza strip has—no surprise—been dragging their feet on the earlier agreement to disarm. It’s an early test for Trump’s Board of Peace.

I can’t believe we are still having this conversation.

Aaron Goren at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies: President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BOP) initiative, whose first task is overseeing the implementation of the ceasefire in Gaza, has reportedly given Hamas until the week’s end to accept a phased disarmament plan. The news quickly followed Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida’s statement on April 5. Obeida — going by the nom de guerre used by his eliminated predecessor — rejected disarmament as “something we will not accept under any circumstances.” … Hamas’s refusal to comply spells trouble for the

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