Disarm First Or Withdraw First? Debate That Could Sink Trump's Gaza Plan
A proposed US-backed plan for Gaza faces a stalemate over the sequence of disarmament and Israeli withdrawal. While the roadmap suggests a technocratic government and international peacekeeping, both Hamas and Israel remain at odds over the implementation terms.
Why it matters
The impasse illustrates the extreme difficulty of achieving a lasting ceasefire and political transition in the ongoing Gaza conflict.
Donald Trump's latest plan to end the Gaza war calls on Hamas to lay down its arms as Israel withdraws from the territory, terms endorsed by the militants but rejected by Israel, which says it will not pull back until the group's disarmament is complete.What Is Trump's Latest Plan For Gaza?The US president on July 30 hailed what he described as a breakthrough in talks to advance a 2025 ceasefire plan, saying that Hamas and other Gaza militants had accepted a 15-point roadmap by his so-called "Board of Peace" to give up their weapons.That 2025 ceasefire plan has reduced violence but failed to end Israeli attacks in Gaza or secure the militants' disarmament, both the focus of months of painstaking negotiations between the Board of Peace and Hamas in Cairo.The roadmap is meant to move the original plan forward, with Israel withdrawing from the territory and Gaza, devastated by two…
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