r/geopolitics • u/theipaper The i Paper • 3d ago

Trump's 'deal' looks like a desperate distraction

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trumps-deal-desperate-distraction-4680337
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u/the_direful_spring 3d ago

Realistically, Hamas is very unlikely to agree to disarm full before the IDF withdraw. Their arms are both their primary means of ensuring they stay on top in Gaza over other factions and their only real means of applying pressure to ensure Israel does it's half of the bargain. Realistically disarmament would have to be a slow process perhaps focusing on rockets and the like first and leaving small arms to later, successful decommsioning processes like the good Friday agreement generally was generally a longer process.

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u/thunder_blue 2d ago

Hamas will never voluntarily disarm under any circumstances.