A senior US official said Monday that Washington believes Hamas\u2019 disarmament in Gaza will be tied to \u201csome sort of amnesty” for members of the terrorist organization, as part of ongoing efforts to advance President Donald Trump\u2019s Gaza plan.<\/p>\n
The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity and quoted by Reuters, commented as Israel confirmed the identification of the remains of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage held by Hamas. <\/p>\n
According to the official, US assessments indicate that Hamas may comply with demands that it diasrm. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are listening to many of their people talk about disarming. We think they’re going to. If they don’t disarm, then they’ve breached the deal. We think disarmament comes along with some sort of amnesty and candidly we think we have a very, very good program to disarm,” the official said, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n
The official also said that Hamas had helped in recovering Gvili\u2019s body, saying, \u201cThe Qataris and the Turks were very helpful in getting Hamas to cooperate. I will say Hamas was very cooperative as they fulfilled the obligation that they signed up for.”<\/p>\n
The Israeli embassy in Washington did not immediately respond when asked whether Israel would agree to amnesty for Hamas members who surrender their weapons.<\/p>\n
Under President Trump\u2019s 20\u2011point Gaza plan, once all hostages are returned, Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistence and decommission their weapons will receive amnesty. Those who choose to leave Gaza will be granted safe passage to receiving countries.<\/p>\n
Trump has repeatedly warned Hamas that there would be consequences if it does not disarm in accordance with his plan.<\/p>\n