Full Analysis Summary
Draft Gaza disarmament plan
U.S. planners and the Trump team are circulating a draft "second phase" Gaza plan that would require Hamas to surrender weapons capable of striking Israel while initially allowing some light or "personal" arms to be retained or registered.
Reporting says an American-led team including Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and Nikolay Mladenov is expected to present the draft to Hamas within weeks.
Kushner has proposed a compressed window — about 100 days — to collect heavy weapons.
The draft is presented as part of Donald Trump's wider 20-point Gaza plan and as a link between disarmament and reconstruction under an international stabilization presence.
Coverage Differences
Narrative Framing
Sources differ on how definitive and operational the U.S. draft is. The Jerusalem Post frames the plan as a concrete phased fallback with a 100-day target and named private negotiators; Il Sole 24 ORE presents the New York Times’ description of the draft as requiring relinquishment of strike-capable weapons while allowing personal arms to be registered; Israel Hayom reports the U.S. is preparing a proposal in similar terms but also notes White House denials that specifics are set. Al-Jazeera emphasizes that the draft leaves many key details vague and has already provoked disputes on the ground.
International Stabilization Force plan
A central element of the scheme is an International Stabilization Force (ISF).
Media and reporting tied to the Trump 20-point plan suggest the ISF could be sizable, with some reports putting an upper figure near 20,000 troops.
Indonesia has publicly offered a much larger contribution than typical: its military commander says an expanded brigade, up to about 8,000 troops, is being prepared for Gaza.
Proponents argue that Indonesian peacekeepers arriving months after the ceasefire would create a visible security change on the ground and could be used by the U.S. to justify blocking a renewed Israeli ground invasion.
Coverage Differences
Emphasis
Sources vary in how large and decisive the ISF is presented. Algemeiner highlights media reports suggesting an ISF of up to ~20,000 troops and that Indonesia offered as many as 8,000; Israel Hayom and the Jerusalem Post report Indonesia’s commander saying up to about 8,000 troops could deploy. Al-Jazeera treats the ISF as one of four transition bodies but stresses the draft’s overall vagueness, implying the ISF’s role is uncertain in practice.
Disarmament and security dispute
Practical disarmament questions remain acute.
Reporting cites roughly 60,000 Kalashnikov rifles in Hamas's arsenal and says the draft does not clearly state which weapons must be surrendered or how tunnels would be handled.
Israel wants comprehensive, immediate demilitarization and Israeli leaders warn they will achieve that "the easy way or the hard way."
Washington's draft favors a gradual approach that ties collection of arms to reconstruction and a phased handover of security responsibilities.
Hamas leaders reject wholesale disarmament.
One senior Hamas figure said the movement would not give up weapons and defended armed capability as necessary under occupation.
Coverage Differences
Contradiction
Al-Jazeera and Il Sole 24 ORE highlight the draft’s vagueness and Hamas’s explicit rejection of disarmament — Al-Jazeera noting ‘‘the draft does not clearly state which weapons Hamas would have to surrender’’ and Il Sole quoting Hamas leader Osama Hamdan rejecting disarmament — while some Israeli and pro‑plan coverage (Jerusalem Post, Israel Hayom) emphasizes the U.S. team’s intent and the phased compromise. Algemeiner underscores Hamas’s historical rejection of disarmament with a Khaled Meshal quote. These differences reflect source orientation: Al-Jazeera and Il Sole foreground Palestinian resistance and gaps; Jerusalem Post and Israel Hayom foreground policy mechanics and political timing.
Israeli readiness to act
Israeli officials continue to signal willingness to resume or intensify military operations to forcibly disarm Hamas if the group violates ceasefire terms or if disarmament stalls.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and other officials have warned Israel will dismantle Hamas by force if needed.
Reporting notes the IDF has continued targeted strikes, and the IDF said it killed Basel Himouni in a recent airstrike, underscoring that Israeli forces remain prepared to act if the phased plan does not deliver demilitarization.
Coverage Differences
Tone
Algemeiner and Israeli outlets emphasize Israeli readiness to act and present strikes and arrests as necessary security responses; Al-Jazeera and Il Sole stress Israeli demands for immediate demilitarization and frame Palestinian acceptance as a red line. Algemeiner explicitly reports Israeli statements about resuming operations and notes a named Israeli target killed in an airstrike, while Al-Jazeera quotes Netanyahu characterizing disarmament as achievable ‘‘the easy way or the hard way’’. These differences reflect Israeli sources’ security framing versus regional outlets’ emphasis on Palestinian resistance and legal/political gaps.
Plan uncertainties and timing
Major uncertainties make the plan fragile: the draft omits who would take custody of surrendered weapons, how collection would be enforced, and whether small-arms collection will ever occur.
Some sources say parts of the NYT account were rejected as groundless.
Political timing complicates matters: Israeli elections must occur by October 2026, and the Trump team may seek visible signs (Indonesian troops, collection of heavy weapons) by May to justify pressuring Israel not to relaunch a major ground offensive.
Whether the proposal holds depends on Hamas’s response, the credibility of mediators, and whether international troops can realistically disarm militants — a question many sources flag as unresolved.
Coverage Differences
Missed Information
Sources diverge on level of certainty: The Jerusalem Post outlines political timing and the Trump team’s tactical use of visible security changes; Il Sole 24 ORE and Al-Jazeera underline legal and operational gaps (custody, enforcement, definitions of 'personal' arms); Israel Hayom notes White House denials that specifics are fixed. Some reporting also notes pushback: Jerusalem Post says some sources rejected parts of the NYT account as groundless, while Al-Jazeera stresses draft vagueness and dispute over National Committee access to Gaza.