Ambassador Danon: Hamas must fully disarm before any next steps in Gaza
Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon stated that Hamas must fully disarm before any further steps in the Gaza conflict can be taken. He dismissed concerns about potential friction with the Trump administration, asserting that Israel has complied with existing agreements.
Why it matters
The statement highlights the ongoing diplomatic and military deadlock regarding the conditions for a ceasefire and the future governance of Gaza.
Israel’s envoy to the United Nations, Danny Danon, asserted on Friday that Hamas must undergo true demilitarization, emphasizing that superficial measures will remain unacceptable to Israel.
Speaking in an interview on
CNN
, Danon noted that the ordering of future steps - including troop pullbacks to Gaza's designated "yellow line," disarmament protocols, and the entry of relief supplies - remains open to negotiation.
“Those issues we can discuss and we can resolve … you can build the sequence with the mediators," Danon told
.
“The main point is whether Hamas is actually willing to disarm or not. Because if they are playing games and offer cosmetic solutions, it will not work."
Clarifying Israel's expectations, Danon added, “Disarmament means the weapons (are) out of Gaza, they have no control of the weapons, and then we can move forward."
The Ambassador's remarks follow
an announcement
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