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Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-905789
Israel, U.S. Agree Hamas Weapons Will Go to U.S.-Led International Stabilization Force for Destruction, Not to Palestinian Government
(Jerusalem Post) Amichai Stein - Israel and the U.S. have reached an understanding that, during the initial stage of Hamas's disarmament, its weapons will be handed over to the International Stabilization Force (ISF), headed by U.S. Maj.-Gen. Jasper Jeffers, for destruction, rather than to the proposed National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG). At a meeting on Monday between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials from the Board of Peace, including senior Trump adviser Jared Kushner, which was also attended by senior Israeli security officials, the sides reached a series of understandings regarding the proposed Gaza framework and the steps to be implemented. The arrangement is intended to provide a verifiable mechanism to prevent Hamas's weapons from being transferred to another Palestinian authority without first being destroyed. The talks also produced an understanding that Hamas must immediately begin demonstrating its commitment to the disarmament process. Hamas must begin handing over weapons now rather than wait for all other elements of the ceasefire framework to be completed.