All or Nothing for Hamas
The 4 Impossible Demands Hamas Must Accept Or Risk Total Collapse
Four key demands Hamas must accept in the new Gaza peace plan, including complete disarmament and loss of political control, which could lead to the group's dissolution.
Following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement of Israel's agreement to the steps outlined in U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, the proposal has encountered a mixed, yet largely skeptical, reception in the Arab and Palestinian spheres. While several Arab states have publicly backed the initiative, Palestinian analysts caution that the plan includes several "frogs", unacceptable conditions, that the Hamas terror group will struggle to accept.
The primary sticking points challenge Hamas’s core identity and control over the Gaza Strip, as the organization, which holds the key to the plan's full implementation, continues to examine the proposal "seriously" but has not yet given an official response.
The core problem for Hamas lies in demands that dismantle its military and political control:
The Major Obstacles
The Weaponry Dilemma
The most significant "frog" for Hamas is disarmament. Analysts agree that relinquishing its military capabilities means:
Hamas Official Vows Continued Armed Struggle
Amid the criticism, senior Hamas official Taher al-Nunu was interviewed by Qatar’s Al-Arabi channel and firmly rejected the disarmament demand.
"We have said before and our position on this is clear: Resistance is the right of the Palestinian people as long as it remains under occupation," al-Nunu stated. "As long as there is an occupation, our people will have the right to resist in all its forms, including armed resistance. The weapon is not a luxury, it is intended to protect the Palestinian people and restore their rights."
He clarified that if the occupation were removed and a Palestinian state established, then "he [the Palestinian people] will not need resistance or weapons, and he will be part of the political Palestinian framework."