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After an unannounced meeting in Beirut, representatives of 13 Palestinian terrorist groups, including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and others, sent a joint document to mediators from Egypt and Qatar, and informed Turkey and the United States. The document identifies the issue of disarming the militants as a “red line” that they do not intend to cross.
According to Cursorinfo, citing sources, Hamas is ready to discuss disarmament only under certain conditions:
– a complete ceasefire,
– withdrawal of the Israeli Defence Forces from the Gaza Strip,
– the beginning of an international dialogue on the creation of a Palestinian state.
It is specified that only under such conditions can the militants consider the possibility of “integrating their military units” into the security institutions of the future Palestinian state. However, until these conditions are met, there will be no compromise on arms.
At the same time, according to the Arab newspaper Rai al-Yom, the group categorically refused to even discuss the idea of giving up weapons at this stage. Representatives of the militants stressed that armed resistance remains the main tool of struggle, and that disarmament is unacceptable in the current circumstances.
Threats against the United States
The militants’ rhetoric is becoming increasingly aggressive. On Monday, 31 March, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri called on “everyone who is able to bear arms anywhere in the world” to resist Donald Trump’s so-called “diabolical plan” to voluntarily relocate Palestinians from Gaza.
“Do not spare a bomb, bullet, knife or stone… We will all be guilty if the interests of America and the Zionist occupation remain safe while Gaza dies of carnage and starvation,” Zuhri said.
This escalation of statements indicates that, amid the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and pressure from Israel and the United States, Hamas is not only unwilling to compromise, but is also trying to mobilise radical circles around the world.
International mediators, including Qatar, Egypt and Turkey, have so far remained silent on the official response to these ultimatums.
