{"id":128074,"date":"2026-02-12T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=128074"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:02:36","slug":"15-00-113","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=128074","title":{"rendered":"Gaza Peace Plan Stalls Amid Reports of US Allowing Hamas to Keep Some Arms, Israel Readying New Offensive"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/02\/11\/gaza-peace-plan-stalls-reports-us-allowing-hamas-keep-some-arms-israel-readying-new-offensive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaza Peace Plan Stalls Amid Reports of US Allowing Hamas to Keep Some Arms, Israel Readying New Offensive<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ailin Vilches Arguello<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-10T101228Z_1_LYNXMPEM190HJ_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-INDONESIA-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Israeli military vehicles drive past destruction in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, Jan. 21, 2026. Photo: REUTERS\/Amir Cohen<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The US-backed\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/01\/14\/us-declares-start-phase-two-gaza-peace-plan-warns-hamas-comply-fully\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plan to end the war in Gaza<\/a>\u00a0appears to have hit major roadblocks, with Hamas reportedly being allowed to keep some small arms and Israel readying its military for a new offensive to disarm the Palestinian terrorist group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to a\u00a0<i>New York Times<\/i>\u00a0report, officials involved in the US-led Board of Peace have drafted a plan that would let Hamas retain small arms while giving up longer-range weapons,\u00a0a move Israeli officials warn would let the terrorist group maintain its grip on Gaza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The compromise could further strain the already fragile ceasefire, under which further Israeli military withdrawals from Gaza are tied to Hamas\u2019s disarmament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The draft plan reportedly calls for a \u201cphased disarmament\u201d of Hamas over several months, with heavy weapons \u201cdecommissioned immediately.\u201d However, details remain unclear on where surrendered arms would go or how the plan would actually be enforced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The initial framework would also require \u201cpersonal arms\u201d to be \u201cregistered and decommissioned\u201d as a new Palestinian administration takes charge of security in the war-torn enclave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Israel has previously warned that Hamas must fully disarm for the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/01\/29\/hamas-doubles-down-refusal-disarm-trump-pushes-phase-two-gaza-peace-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second phase of the ceasefire<\/a>\u00a0to move forward, pointing to tens of thousands of rifles and an active network of underground tunnels still under the Islamist group\u2019s control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">If the Palestinian terrorist group does not give up its weapons, Israel has vowed not to withdraw troops from Gaza or approve any rebuilding efforts, effectively stalling the ceasefire agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) currently occupy 53 percent of the Strip, with most of the Palestinian population living in the remaining portion of the enclave under Hamas control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted the country will not accept anything less than the full demilitarization of Gaza, pledging to prevent Hamas from carrying out another attack like its Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of and massacre across southern Israel. The attack, in which Hamas-led Palestinian terrorists killed 1,200 people, kidnapped 251 hostages, and perpetrated rampant sexual violence, launched the war in Gaza, where Hamas had total governing control before Israel\u2019s military campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Under US President Donald Trump\u2019s 20-point Gaza peace plan, phase two would involve deploying an international stabilization force (ISF), beginning large-scale reconstruction, and establishing a Palestinian technocratic committee to oversee the territory\u2019s administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to media reports, the ISF\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/02\/10\/indonesia-says-proposed-gaza-peacekeeping-force-could-total-20000-troops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">could total around 20,000 troops<\/a>, though it remains uncertain whether the multinational peacekeeping force will actually help disarm Hamas. Indonesia, one of the contributing members, announced this week that it could provide up to 8,000 soldiers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Hamas has repeatedly rejected disarmament, with senior official Khaled Meshal most recently suggesting that the group has never agreed to surrender its weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cAs long as there\u2019s an occupation, there\u2019s resistance,\u201d Meshal said during the\u00a0Al Jazeera\u00a0Forum in Doha on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Amid rising tensions, Israel is planning to resume military operations in the Gaza Strip to forcibly disarm Hamas, with the\u00a0<em>Times of Israel<\/em>\u00a0reporting that the IDF is drawing up plans for a renewed major offensive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Hamas will be disarmed by force if it continues to violate the ceasefire and pose a threat to Israel\u2019s security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cIf Hamas does not disarm in accordance with the agreed framework, we will dismantle it and all of its capabilities,\u201d the Israeli defense chief said this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Since the ceasefire took effect last year, both sides have accused each other of violations. This month, Israeli officials said that Hamas \u201chas violated the agreement and focused its efforts on restoring its military capabilities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">If Israel undertakes a renewed offensive, it could be far more intense than the IDF\u2019s previous operations in Gaza over the past two years of conflict, which were constrained by efforts to protect the hostages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Israeli officials have insisted that\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/12\/25\/senior-hamas-official-vows-terror-group-will-never-disarm-rejects-foreign-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas terrorists will continue fighting<\/a>\u00a0as long as they have access to weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Last week, the IDF announced that a Hamas terrorist responsible for a deadly 2004 double suicide bombing, which killed 16 Israeli civilians and wounded over 100, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The operation was part of a series of targeted strikes against terrorist operatives, carried out in response to an attack by gunmen on Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip, during which a reservist officer was seriously wounded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Captured in 2004 and sentenced to prison, Basel Himouni was later released and exiled to Gaza in a 2011 deal, in which Israel exchanged 1,027 terror prisoners for captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to the IDF, since his release, Himouni \u201creturned to recruiting attackers and directing terrorist activity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaza Peace Plan Stalls Amid Reports of US Allowing Hamas to Keep Some Arms, Israel Readying New Offensive Ailin Vilches Arguello Israeli military vehicles drive past destruction in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, Jan. 21, 2026. 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