What's in the Gaza peace deal roadmap?
The exact mechanism of how the handover of weapons would work is not clear. It is believed that all heavy weapons – including Hamas's remaining
The exact mechanism of how the handover of weapons would work is not clear. It is believed that all heavy weapons – including Hamas's remaining rockets - and other military hardware would be moved into a secure storage managed by the Committee. As yet, the committee has not entered Gaza. It has been working from Cairo. In terms of timeframe, the document we have seen says only that this would happen "in a gradual, sequential, and time-bound manner, based on an implementation schedule to be prepared within 14 days." Hamas has since said giving up its heavy weapons is contingent on Israel ending "all forms of aggression" and withdrawing its forces from Gaza.
Israel's commitment to ending its attack on Gaza is a "fundamental prerequisite" for moving forward with the deal, the group said in a statement. Underground tunnel networks, weapons stores and manufacturing sites would be mapped and destroyed. Remaining personal arms and police weapons would need to be registered and handed over in stages to the new Palestinian police force working under the supervision of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF).
Hundreds of new Palestinian police recruits have already been trained in Egypt and Jordan. Israel's cabinet recently approved some 200 international troops from "friendly countries" entering Gaza as part
of the ISF, but it has not yet been deployed. Hamas has been seeking assurances that pro-Israel militia in Gaza will be dismantled and will also give up their arms.
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