Trump says Hamas will probably disarm underneath Gaza ceasefire deal

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President Donald Trump and his Center East envoy, Steve Witkoff, stated Thursday they consider Hamas will disarm underneath a U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire plan because it enters its second section.

However as regional analysts warned the fear group has no intention of disarming and will finally block Trump’s Gaza plan, Hamas officers additionally pushed again on Trump's declare.

Talking throughout his tenth Cupboard assembly of his second time period, Trump appeared assured the Palestinian Islamist militant group would throw down their weapons.

"And now we need to get Hamas, no weapons, proper? To disarm," Trump stated earlier than including, "Lots of people stated they’ll by no means disarm. It seems like they’re gonna disarm."

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Steve Witkoff, U.S. particular envoy to the Center East and Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump, attend a luncheon hosted by the president for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago membership on Dec. 29, 2025 in Palm Seashore, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Pictures)

Witkoff echoed Trump’s evaluation and instructed the president the method was already underway.

"We’ve acquired the terrorists out of there, they usually’re going to demilitarize. They are going to, as a result of they don't have any selection," Witkoff stated. "They’re going to present it up. They’re going to surrender the AK-47s."

Regional analysts warned the fear group has no intention of disarming and will even block Trump’s Gaza plan altogether.

Nationwide safety analyst Kobi Michael stated Hamas "doesn’t intend to disarm itself and by no means meant to."

"Hamas will do all the possible and creative maneuvers and manipulations with a purpose to maintain its energy and affect within the Gaza Strip," Prof. Kobi Michael , a senior researcher on the Institute for Nationwide Safety Research and the Misgav Institute, instructed Fox Information Digital.

He added that "they don’t actually discuss to one another and don't actually perceive one another," suggesting gaps between the 2 sides.

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Terrorists within the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah have a good time the ceasefire on Jan. 19, 2025. (TPS-IL)

"The Israel Protection Forces are the one entity that may disarm Hamas," Michael stated, noting that "nobody in addition to Turkey is keen to ship its troops to the International Stabilization Force with a purpose to struggle Hamas," referring to the deliberate pressure licensed by the United Nations to supervise safety and demilitarization in Gaza.

Senior Hamas officers flatly contradicted the White Home narrative Thursday, in response to The Times of Israel.

Hamas chief Mousa Abu Marzouk stated the group "by no means agreed to disarm; nobody’s raised it with us instantly," stressing that Hamas stays firmly in management in Gaza.

The outlet additionally reported that Abu Marzouk indicated Hamas retains a de facto veto over appointments to a newly shaped technocratic committee meant to govern the Strip.

The committee, introduced as a part of Phase Two of Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, is meant to supervise Gaza’s civilian affairs and handle reconstruction as soon as the ceasefire stabilizes.

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Hamas officers deny Trump's disarmament claims amid Gaza ceasefire talks. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem.)

Witkoff stated, "We're within the second section now… we’ve stood up, for the primary time, Mr. President, in your behalf, a technocratic, all-Arab authorities."

The physique is predicted to offer primary providers to Gaza’s greater than 2 million residents, even because the United Nations estimates reconstruction prices will exceed $50 billion.

However Michael warned the brand new construction is susceptible to Hamas manipulation, with the group more likely to exploit any new setup.

"They are going to use the present paperwork that can be operated by the technocrats to regulate and affect the best way this authorities will truly function — the Hezbollah mannequin," he stated.

He added that Hamas has already "demanded extra time, Israeli troop withdrawals and fast reconstruction whereas quietly preserving its army capabilities."

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"Trump could conclude that no person can disarm Hamas however the Israel Protection Forces," Michael stated. "Then it should turn out to be clear that Hamas is the last word spoiler and is a significant impediment in Trump’s Gaza plan."

Fox Information Digital has reached out to the White Home for remark.

Emma Bussey is a breaking information author for Fox Information Digital. Earlier than becoming a member of Fox, she labored at The Telegraph with the U.S. in a single day staff, throughout desks together with overseas, politics, information, sport and tradition.