Israel and the United States will give Hamas a two-month window to disarm. Israel Hayom has learned that this was agreed during a meeting overnight between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
In parallel, professional teams from both countries are working to establish clear, mutually agreed criteria defining what would constitute the practical disarmament of Hamas.
Israeli officials are concerned that Hamas will seek to retain most of the weapons and military capabilities currently in its possession. Both Israel and the US agree that such a scenario would be unacceptable.
It was also agreed that Hamas' disarmament and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip would include the destruction of the its underground tunnel network.
If Hamas does not disarm, as is widely expected in Israel, responsibility for the next steps would revert to Israel and the Israel Defense Forces.
