Hamas says it has accepted a plan to disarm in Gaza, which would be tied to a phased Israeli withdrawal under a US-led peace roadmap. The proposal is significant because Hamas relinquishing its weapons has been a central obstacle to advancing efforts to end the war, although Israel remains doubtful that the group will comply.

The plan calls for heavy weapons, military sites, depots and tunnels to be recorded and secured, with tunnels and weapons infrastructure later destroyed. It would be overseen by a Palestinian technocratic committee and an International Stabilisation Force, while personal weapons would be registered and transferred gradually to a new Palestinian police force. Hamas says disarmament depends on Israel ending military action and withdrawing from Gaza; an implementation schedule is due within 14 days.