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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Julian Borger in Jerusalem

Disputes over Hamas disarmament stall Gaza peace plan progress

Men with their faces stand on a sandy track holding guns
Members of Hamas’ military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, during search operations to recover the body of Israeli police sergeant Ran Gvili, who was killed in fighting on 7 October Photograph: Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea/Anadolu/Getty Images

Progress in the Gaza peace plan has stalled over disagreements on how Hamas should be disarmed, with Israel threatening to go back to full-scale war if the condition is not carried out quickly.

The second phase of the US-brokered ceasefire, which Washington declared had begun in January, was meant to involve Hamas disarming, Israeli forces withdrawing, and a Palestinian interim administration moving into Gaza backed by a Palestinian police force and an international stabilisation force (ISF).

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