Hamas says it won't disarm unless independent Palestinian state established
PALESTINE, AUG 4 – Hamas maintains weapons until an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital is recognized, blocking peace efforts amid ongoing conflict and 50 hostages held, officials say.
- On Tuesday, Qatar and Egypt endorsed a France-Saudi declaration stating Hamas must hand over its arms to the Western-backed Palestinian Authority.
- On Saturday, Hamas said it would not disarm unless an independent, fully sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital is established.
- The United Nations reported that over 1,300 Palestinians have been killed trying to access food at GHF-run sites since May, earlier this week.
- Concluding without agreement, talks broke down last week, as Hamas said it would only consider disarmament if Palestinians achieve full statehood and sovereignty.
- Long-Term, Hamas’s conditional rejection underscores that disarmament depends on full Palestinian statehood, complicating peace efforts, despite Qatar and Egypt backing a plan for Hamas to disarm under Palestinian Authority control.
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Hamas claims that it will not give up its weapons until a fully sovereign Palestinian state, with Jerusalem as its capital, is established. The Palestinian Islamist movement responded to statements attributed to the US Special Envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, according to which Hamas "expressed its will" to lay down its arms. Israel, for its part, makes any progress in the negotiations conditional on the group's complete disarmament.
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