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Jun 05, 2026
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Hamas Refuses to Surrender Arms, Proposes Long-Term Truce in Gaza

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Hamas has stated that it will not hand over its weapons, but proposes a long-term truce in Gaza where only the official Palestinian police will carry weapons. The group is set to attend renewed talks in Cairo this weekend.

The Stance of Hamas on Disarmament

Hamas has announced that it will not surrender its arms, resisting ongoing disarmament demands. The group stated that the ultimate fate of its military arsenal will be decided following comprehensive discussions with other Palestinian factions.

The Proposal for a Long-Term Hudna

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Husam Badran, a member of the Hamas political bureau, introduced the concept of a long-term hudna (truce). He stated that when the Palestinian committee comes to take over the Gaza Strip, there will be no visible weapons in the streets and alleys of Gaza except the official weapons belonging to the Palestinian police.

The Cairo Talks and Factional Consensus

The upcoming Cairo meetings will gather eight key Palestinian factions to form a unified national stance. The talks aim to salvage the ceasefire originally proposed by United States President Donald Trump. However, Badran noted that Israel has failed to implement even 30 percent of its phase one obligations, making any transition to subsequent phases impossible.

The Disarmament Deadlock

While Palestinian factions demand the fulfilment of phase one survival metrics, Israeli officials and Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza on Trump’s “Board of Peace”, are conditioning the transition to phase two on the disarmament of armed groups. Mladenov recently presented a 15-point “roadmap” built by the ceasefire guarantors.

Negotiation Time and Israeli Expansion

Palestinians view this 15-point framework as a stalling tactic designed to extract concessions while Israel deepens its occupation. Palestinian political analyst Wissam Afifa told Al Jazeera that Israel is exploiting “negotiation time” to exhaust the population through continuous escalation.