The proposal being discussed would see Hamas \u2014 over an eight-month period \u2014 gradually hand over its weapons to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the Board of Peace-overseen panel of Palestinian technocrats that is tasked with replacing the terror group in governing the Strip, the Arab diplomat said.<\/p>\n
\t The International Stabilization Force and Palestinian police will be tasked with assisting in the process, though there is no timeline for either to begin deploying in Gaza.<\/p>\n Israeli-armed anti-Hamas militia groups in Gaza would also be forced to give up their weapons, while a buy-back program will allow Palestinians to receive funds if they hand over their personal weapons. Hamas members who comply with the proposal will be granted amnesty, the Arab diplomat said.<\/p>\n The NCAG will gradually take over areas that have been demilitarized, with a pilot housing project being planned for the Rafah area, a Board of Peace source said.<\/p>\n The Arab diplomat said Hamas is inclined to accept the Board of Peace\u2019s disarmament proposal, recognizing that doing so would \u201cput the ball in Israel\u2019s court,\u201d the Arab diplomat told The Times of Israel.<\/p>\n Mideast mediators Qatar, Egypt and Turkey \u2014 themselves under pressure from the US to deliver \u2014 have been leaning on Hamas to get on board, arguing that the terror group can avoid being deemed as the obstacle to a deal.<\/p>\n In making the case to Hamas, the Mideast mediators argued that Netanyahu\u2019s government is unlikely to accept the Board of Peace proposal anyway ahead of the October elections, given that it would require a pull-back of troops from Gaza, the diplomat said.<\/p>\n \t The deal envisions the IDF immediately returning to the original Yellow Line that roughly divided Gaza into eastern and western halves. Earlier this year, Netanyahu directed the army to take over 70 percent of the Strip, in violation of the October ceasefire, which left Israel in control of 53% of the enclave. The Israeli operations have squeezed Gaza\u2019s population of 2 million to an even smaller area of the Strip closer to the coast, where the majority are still living in tent encampments where IDF strikes continue to take place on a near-daily basis.<\/p>\n Channel 12 reported that Israel would be barred from conducting strikes that aren\u2019t against what are deemed as imminent threats, though that is assuming Jerusalem gets on board with the Board of Peace proposal.<\/p>\n Separately on Thursday, a diplomatic source familiar with the Board of Peace negotiations sent a statement to reporters, stating that the proposal at hand envisions all weapons in Gaza \u2014 both heavy and light \u2014 will be gradually decommissioned, under the principle of \u201cone authority, one law, one weapon\u201d \u2014 that of the NCAG.<\/p>\n The Board of Peace proposal \u201ccreates a process for the elimination of all tunnels, depots of weapons, and any weapons production facilities. This is a comprehensive process,\u201d the diplomatic source said. \u201cAt the conclusion of the implementation process, there will be no more terror infrastructure in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis entire process is built on reciprocity, not trust. Each side\u2019s fulfillment of a commitment sequences the next commitment of the other side. A verification mechanism ensures compliance,\u201d the source continued.<\/p>\n Direct contacts between Jared Kushner and the Palestinian Authority\u2019s exiled former Gaza security chief Mohammed Dahlan helped secure a breakthrough in Hamas\u2019s disarmament talks with the Washington-controlled Board of Peace, an aide to Dahlan revealed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n \t \u201cDahlan\u2026 intervened in these negotiations\u2026 through direct contacts with the American side, specifically with Mr. Jared Kushner, with [Board of Peace Gaza envoy] Mr. [Nickolay] Mladenov and with the entire American team,\u201d said Samir Masharawi, who is a senior member of a Dahlan-led breakaway faction from PA President Mahmoud Abbas\u2019s Fatah party, in an interview with the Jordanian Al-Ghad news outlet.<\/p>\n This was the first time that Dahlan had been publicly linked to the Hamas disarmament talks after an extended period in which he worked behind the scenes. Kushner, Trump\u2019s top aide and son-in-law, played a key role in reaching the ceasefire in Gaza last October.<\/p>\n The Arab diplomat told The Times of Israel that Kushner has been consulting with Dahlan since the start of the Trump aide\u2019s involvement in the Gaza file last year.<\/p>\n Dahlan \u2014 who lives in Abu Dhabi, where he also serves as a close adviser to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed \u2014 also met earlier this year with Shin Bet chief David Zini, a source familiar with the matter confirmed.<\/p>\n
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