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Hamas says it won't disarm unless independent Palestinian state established

PALESTINE, AUG 1 – Hamas insists on retaining arms until a fully sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital is established, rejecting disarmament despite international peace efforts and mediation.

  • Hamas has said it will not disarm unless an independent Palestinian state is established with Jerusalem as its capital.
  • Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and US ambassador Mike Huckabee visited a centre run by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Gaza.
  • Hamas condemned Witkoff's visit as "a premeditated staged show" and said the trip was "designed to mislead public opinion and provide political cover for Israel's killing of civilians in Gaza".
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By Ibrahim Dahman and Billy Stockwell, CNN Hamas said Saturday it will not consider disarmament until a sovereign Palestinian state is established, with Jerusalem as its capital. “We reaffirm once again that resistance and its weapons are a national and legal right as long as the (Israeli) occupation persists,” the militant group said in a statement. The group asserted that this right “cannot be relinquished except with the full restoration of o…

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By Ibrahim Dahman and Billy Stockwell, CNN Hamas said Saturday it will not consider disarmament until a sovereign Palestinian state is established, with Jerusalem as its capital. “We reaffirm once again that resistance and its weapons are a national and legal right as long as the (Israeli) occupation persists,” the militant group said in a statement. The group asserted that this right “cannot be relinquished except with the full restoration of o…

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Maariv Online broke the news in Israel on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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