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Source: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/disarming-hamas/
How Should Israel Implement the Disarming of Hamas?
(Institute for National Security Studies-Tel Aviv University) Prof. Kobi Michael - Hamas is hoping for a U.S.-Iranian agreement that would leave the regime in Tehran intact so it can continue supporting resistance efforts. Although Hamas is currently far from posing a threat similar to the one it presented on Oct. 7, 2023, each passing day makes the Israeli effort to dismantle the organization's military capabilities and remove it as a governing authority increasingly complex. The necessity of disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza constitutes a fundamental precondition for Gaza's reconstruction. Disarming Hamas by an international, Arab, or joint task force, or by future Palestinian security mechanisms, would not be feasible or operationally effective. There is no actor other than the IDF that is both willing and capable of disarming Hamas. The writer, a senior researcher at INSS, served as deputy director general and head of the Palestinian desk at Israel's Ministry for Strategic Affairs.