Israel, US agree Hamas weapons will go to US-led ISF for destruction, not to Palestinian government
Under the emerging Gaza framework, officials say Hamas weapons would be destroyed by the US-led ISF, while reconstruction and changes to Israel's military posture would depend on full disarmament.
During a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior US officials, including senior Trump advisers, former British prime minister Tony Blair, and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, it was agreed that during Hamas's disarmament process, captured weapons would be handed over to the US-led International Stabilization Force (ISF) for destruction, rather than being transferred to the proposed National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG).
The meeting took place with representatives from the Board of Peace, which included US military officers and Israeli security officials. According to officials, the arrangement aims to provide a verifiable mechanism for removing Hamas's weapons and preventing them from being transferred to another Palestinian authority without being destroyed first.
Netanyahu emphasized that Israel's targeted operations against Hamas will continue, and there is no decision to withdraw from the current Yellow Line. He also stressed that any progress towards reconstruction in Gaza will be contingent on complete disarming of Hamas's military capabilities.
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