Hamas is weighing a new proposal to give up its weapons in Gaza, a major concession that would clear the way for the U.S. plan for rebuilding the war-ravaged territory. It affects next steps in the Gaza ceasefire that has been in place for nearly six months. The director of the U.S.
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NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains a mysteryA red fox stows away on a cargo ship, traveling from England to the USA Medicaid 'spend down' may get an older person long-term care coverage but isn't a DIY strategyAt Middle Creek, timing and distance shape a photo of migrating geeseThe World in PicturesUganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983Dietary supplement makers push the FDA to allow peptides and other new ingredientsAs demand for GLP-1 pills and shots surges, healthy habits are still keyAI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbotsThe future of fish is looking a lot like meatTrump interrumpe reunión del gabinete sobre Irán y el aumento de precios para hablar de plumones | Smoke and flames rise following an Israeli military strike on a target next to a tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, March, 25, 2026.Palestinians walk through a flooded area in a temporary tent camp after heavy rainfall in Gaza City, Thursday, March 26, 2026 Smoke and flames rise following an Israeli military strike on a target next to a tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, March, 25, 2026.Smoke and flames rise following an Israeli military strike on a target next to a tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, March, 25, 2026.Palestinians walk through a flooded area in a temporary tent camp after heavy rainfall in Gaza City, Thursday, March 26, 2026 Palestinians walk through a flooded area in a temporary tent camp after heavy rainfall in Gaza City, Thursday, March 26, 2026 , a major concession that would clear the way for U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for rebuilding the war-ravaged territory. How Hamas responds, expected in the coming days or weeks, has great implications for Gaza’s 2 million people, who have been living in a grim limbo since a Hamas’ founding charter calls for armed resistance against Israel, and it has been reluctant to give up an arsenal, including rockets, anti-tank missiles and explosives, that lies at the heart of its identity. For that reason, it is far from certain the group will comply. Hamas has indicated it is unhappy with a U.S.-backed proposal currently under discussion. TheIn the meantime, key components of Trump’s plan — most critically, reconstruction of the devastated territory — remain on hold. “The future of Gaza … is entirely dependent now on Hamas decommissioning its weapons,” Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told theKeeping track of the status of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for a ceasefire that would end Hamas’ rule in Gaza and rebuilding the territory after a devastating war.The Oct. 10 ceasefire aimed to halt more than two years of war and launch a broader process to end Hamas’ two-decade rule and rebuild Gaza. The ceasefire has halted the heaviest fighting and increased the flow of badly needed humanitarian aid into Gaza, bringing some relief. But Israeli strikes have killed nearly 700 Palestinians since the ceasefire, according to local health officials, and Israel still controls more than half of Gaza. Israel says its strikes are in response to violations of the truce.They include the deployment of a U.N.-mandated international peacekeeping force and a foreign-trained Palestinian police force, the arrival of a recently appointed Palestinian technocratic committee to run Gaza’s daily affairs, further Israeli troop withdrawals and a years-long reconstruction plan. Hamas’ disarmament is critical for all of these steps. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said there will be no progress without disarmament, and many donor countries are reluctant to send cash or troops for the Gaza plan if there is a risk of renewed warfare.Trump’s 20-point plan says that all of Hamas’ “military, terror and offensive infrastructure, including tunnels and weapon production facilities” in Gaza must be destroyed. It also says that weapons must be placed “permanently beyond use.”Hamas has sought to differentiate between “heavy” weapons, such as rockets, and “light” weapons like rifles and pistols, Hamas officials and mediators say, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the negotiations., a new body led by Trump that is overseeing the ceasefire, told the U.N. Security Council this week that a proposal backed by mediator countries Turkey, Qatar and Egypt has been presented to Hamas.Mladenov said the proposal calls for the “complete decommissioning” of all Hamas weapons and putting security in Gaza under the full control of the new technocratic committee. He said disarmament would begin with the “most dangerous weapons,” including rockets, explosives and assault rifles and later move to “personal weapons.”Disarmament offers “the only way forward” for reconstruction and success of the new Palestinian governing committee, Mladenov said. “For the people of Gaza, the implications are profound.”Bassem Naim, a senior Hamas official, angrily accused Mladenov of siding with Israel. In a post Thursday on X, he said the envoy “is trying to be more royalist than the king himself, as he attempts to tie everything to the weapons dossier.” Other Hamas officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the negotiations, said they had accepted the new proposal “in principle,” with reservations on some parts of the plan. They said that the group’s response will include amendments that address their concerns including the lack of “crucial” guarantees that Israel will halt its attacks in Gaza and not resume the war.The uncertainty signals that more delays, or worse, could lie ahead for war-weary Gaza’s population. Israel’s two-year offensive, launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, flattened large swaths of Gaza and has displaced an estimated 90% of the population. Hundreds of thousands of people are still living in tents, unable to rebuild their homes or lives and heavily dependent on aid handouts. If the negotiations drag on, that would mean delays in rebuilding Gaza and an increased risk of resuming the war.Federman manages coverage of Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan and has covered the Middle East for The AP for two decades..Magdy is a Middle East reporter for The Associated Press, based in Cairo. 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