Hamas fighters holed up in the Israeli-held Rafah area of Gaza would surrender their arms in exchange for passage to other areas of the enclave under a proposal to resolve an issue seen as a risk to the month-old truce, according to two sources familiar with the talks. Since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire took effect in Gaza on October 10, the Rafah area has been the scene of at least two attacks on Israeli forces which Israel has blamed on Hamas; the militant group has denied responsibility. Witkoff, one of the U.S. negotiators on the plan, said work to stand up an international security force would be finished in the next three weeks and that would be the moment for Hamas to decommission its fighters and demilitarize the strip.
Published at: 2025-11-06 21:39:19
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