Hamas Rejects Disarmament, Says Only Palestinian Police Will Carry Weapons in Gaza

Hamas is resisting ongoing disarmament demands while insisting that the ultimate fate of its military arsenal will be decided after discussions with other Palestinian factions.

“Hamas says it will not hand over its weapons right now, resisting ongoing disarmament demands and stating that the ultimate fate of its military arsenal will be decided following comprehensive discussions with other Palestinian factions”

Al Jazeera

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Husam Badran said, "there will be no visible weapons in the streets and alleys of Gaza except the official weapons belonging to this committee, which is the official Palestinian police," while adding, "We are not talking about handing them over; we are talking about, at least, weapons not being visible except for the official weapons of the Palestinian police."

Al Jazeera

The disarmament and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza remain the biggest sticking points in the United States-brokered October 2025 ceasefire plan, Al Jazeera reported.

Al Jazeera also said an informed source told it Hamas is preparing to send its delegation to Cairo for renewed talks set to begin this weekend, after Hamas briefly delayed participation to demand a halt to ongoing Israeli assassinations.

Badran framed the stalled negotiations around humanitarian aid and the Rafah crossing mechanism, telling Al Jazeera, "We are talking about humanitarian aid … the Rafah crossing mechanism, the infrastructure, and the assassinations," as he argued Israel has failed to implement even 30 percent of its phase one obligations.

Al Jazeera reported that the upcoming Cairo meetings will gather eight key Palestinian factions to form a unified national stance, with Badran confirming attendance from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), the PFLP-GC, the National Initiative, the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), and the Democratic Reform Current affiliated with the Fatah movement.

Badran said Israel has failed to implement even 30 percent of its phase one obligations, and he told Al Jazeera, "Saying Israel implemented even 30 percent is an overstatement."

All Israel News

In a separate account, All Israel News said Hamas is seeking a new ceasefire outline with help from Turkey and Egypt, while Israel points to armed Palestinians attempting to cross the Yellow Line and Hamas’ refusal to disarm as proof it is failing to uphold its obligations under the agreement.

All Israel News also cited the IDF’s Office for Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) denying claims of insufficient aid and quoting COGAT’s post that "the amount of food aid entering Gaza daily is more than enough to support the population."

The same All Israel News report said last week Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the IDF to seize as much as 70% of the Gaza Strip in an apparent bid to pressure Hamas to return to the negotiating table.

JForum reported that Hamas leaders say the group will not disarm and that it will transfer weapons only to the Palestinian state, while also describing a severe financial crisis inside the organization.

“Les dirigeants affirment que le groupe terroriste ne désarmera pas et prétendent qu’il ne transférera les armes qu’à l’État palestinien”

JForum

JForum said that "certains membres du Hamas ont commencé à vendre leurs armes personnelles" due to the crisis, and it added that the pressure from the United States, Israel and other nations involved in the peace plan for Gaza is beginning to affect the group.

JForum further quoted a Hamas senior figure, Oussama Hamdan, listing positions including that the 10 000 Hamas police in Gaza "ne vont nulle part" and that the group rejects international forces that would replace the Israeli army.

In the same JForum account, Hamdan also said, "Notre position reste ferme : la résistance aux armes est légitime tant que l’occupation perdure," while the article asserted that Hamas does not negotiate and that its assets should be frozen and seized.

Al Jazeera, meanwhile, reported that Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza on Trump’s “Board of Peace”, warned the United Nations Security Council that "reconstruction financing will not follow where weapons have not been laid down," tying the roadmap’s disarmament process to an Israeli military pullback and an International Stabilization Force buffer.