Disputes over Hamas disarmament threaten Gaza peace plan progress

Israeli government pushes for Hamas to abandon weapons first and claims US deadline imminent 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). Continue reading...