Hamas Agreed to Disarm. That Doesn’t Mean It Will.

Trump’s Gaza deal could provide the blueprint for peace—or it could devolve amid Hamas’ refusal to disarm and Israel’s reluctance to withdraw. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. President Donald Trump has announced what he calls a breakthrough to end the war in Gaza: an agreement under which Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups would disarm, Israel would withdraw its forces, and control of the territory would pass to a technocratic Palestinian administration. This handoff and the resulting new government would be backed by an international stabilization force drawing troops from Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, and Albania. John Aziz is a British Palestinian writer and musician. More We Think You’d Like