Decommission, not disarm: How Europe can help nudge Gaza toward peace

Decommission, not disarm: How Europe can help nudge Gaza toward peace

Cover image: picture alliance/dpa | Abed Rahim Khatib Twenty months of relentless war have not destroyed Hamas—but they may have reshaped it. The group’s offensive capabilities are depleted and its leadership is in exile or in hiding. Moderate factions are now signalling openness to a phased decommissioning of its arms. Meanwhile, cracks are appearing in Israel’s strategy, as top security voices concede that total disarmament is neither realisti…