{
  "id": 9707650,
  "title": "Who gives up the gun first? Gaza’s path to peace lies in learning how other wars ended",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/who-gives-up-the-gun-first-gazas-path-to-peace-lies-in-learning-how-9707650",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/09/25/gaza-palestine-israel-hamas-un-board-of-peace/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The question of who relinquishes their firearms first in Gaza's path to peace remains unresolved, despite the US President Donald Trump's 20-point \"Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict\" endorsed by the UN Security Council. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with 1.9 million displaced residents struggling amidst widespread destruction, continues to be a dire situation despite the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees, increased aid, and urgent medical evacuations. The plan's architecture, including a Board of Peace and a proposed $2.45 billion six-month reconstruction plan, shows promise, but Israel has only approved deploying 200 troops for a pilot International Stabilisation Force and vetting 12,000 local police. The key to this process is the adoption of a 2005 Palestinian slogan, \"sulta wahida, qanun wahid, silah wahid,\" meaning \"one authority, one legal framework, and legitimate use of weapons only by official security forces.\" Achieving a terror-free Gaza, full demilitarisation, and Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza hinges on each side giving up their weapons first. Learning from other disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegration (DDR) efforts in conflict-to-peace transitions could provide insights. Successful DDR examples include Northern Ireland's IRA decommissioning after the Good Friday Agreement, El Salvador's FMLN receiving land and political power, and Nepal's Maoists transferring their weapons to UN-monitored containers. Key DDR components such as genuine politics leading disarmament, mutual trust and reciprocity, reliable verification, and providing post-disarmament opportunities for former fighters are essential.",
  "summary": "There is scepticism around US President Donald Trump’s 20-point “ Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict” endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803 adopted last November. Not least because the toxic political and security issues that embroil the wider region remain unsettled. But, from the humanitarian perspective, stage one of the Trump Plan did get the remaining Israeli hostages and…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Who gives up the gun first? Gaza’s path to peace lies in learning how other wars ended",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/who-gives-up-the-gun-first-gazas-path-to-peace-lies-in-learning-how",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Board of Peace has met with UNRWA despite saying it has no Gaza role, agency’s ex-chief says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/board-of-peace-has-met-with-unrwa-despite-saying-it-has-no-gaza-role",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:32:30.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}