Hamas has approved a draft peace plan that includes the gradual handover and storage of its weapons, with an implementation mechanism to be prepared within 14 days under the supervision of an international verification committee. The proposal is part of broader arrangements aimed at ending the war and opening a new chapter for the Gaza Strip.
This decision can be seen as one of the most significant outcomes of the Gaza war. Hamas entered the conflict believing its weapons could liberate Gaza from Israeli occupation, without fully accounting for the imbalance of power or the scale of Israel’s military campaign. The result has been a war that has lasted nearly three years, leaving more than 80,000 victims and unprecedented devastation across the Strip, ultimately bringing the issue of disarmament, long considered untouchable, to the center of the proposed peace settlement.
The inclusion of this issue in the negotiations marks a major political shift after remaining absent from all previous initiatives. Today, the future of Hamas’ weapons has become a central component of any agreement intended to end the war and shape Gaza’s next phase.
