Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan was signed in October and endorsed by the United Nations Security Council the following month. Disarming Hamas and demilitarising the Gaza Strip is the most contentious clause in the second phase of the ceasefire. The militant group, even when it conditionally accepted the Trump peace plan, made it clear it would not disarm. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/Getty ImagesNetanyahu raised doubts over whether an international force would be able to complete the task of disarming Hamas. “Our friends in America want to try to establish an international force that will do the job,” he said.

Source: The Irish Times December 26, 2025 06:06 UTC