US EditionTrump Claims 'It Looks Like' Hamas Will Disarm; That’s News to Hamas - News From Antiwar.com
Trump claimed Hamas aided hostage returns and suggested disarmament was forthcoming despite Hamas officials denying any agreement to give up weapons.
- President Donald Trump at a White House cabinet meeting said on January 29, 2026 that Hamas appears set to disarm, stating `A lot of people said they'll never disarm. It looks like they're going to disarm`.
- The second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan makes demilitarization a core requirement and links it to governance and reconstruction, U.S. officials said last week.
- Trump said at the cabinet meeting, `A lot of people said they'll never disarm. It looks like they're going to disarm`, while Moussa Abu Marzouk denied any agreement to surrender weapons.
- As phase-two talks begin, the ceasefire deal links further Israeli troop withdrawals to Hamas giving up weapons and envisions a U.S.-led Board of Peace transitional administration through 2027.
- The technocratic committee would serve the more than 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, but faces challenges including Israel's U.N. ambassador warning Hamas remains heavily armed, with roughly 60,000 assault rifles.
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Trump Claims 'It Looks Like' Hamas Will Disarm; That’s News to Hamas - News From Antiwar.com
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that “it looks like” Hamas is “going to disarm,” and his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said the group would “give up their AK-47s,” as Washington pressed a second-phase Gaza framework in which demilitarization is a core requirement. Senior Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk…
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Trump says ‘looks like’ Hamas will disarm in Gaza deal progress
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that it “looks like” Hamas would give up its weapons, a step the group has not confirmed, in what would be a major step forward in the fragile Gaza ceasefire with Israel. “A lot of people said they’ll never disarm. It looks like they’re going to disarm,” Trump told a cabinet meeting. Trump hailed cooperation with Hamas after Israeli forces brought back the remains of the last captive held in Gaza, Ran G…
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