Posted on 10/17/2025 9:25:05 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Gaza Peace Plan is not even a week old, and already Hamas is reneging on virtually all parts of the deal hammered out with Washington and Jerusalem. In an interview with Reuters, Hamas politburo member Mohammed Nazzal made it clear that Hamas will not disarm, that it intends to control "security" in Gaza, and that Hamas agreed to a three-to-five-year ceasefire, not a permanent settlement. In his view, what happens after this short ceasefire depends "on Palestinians being given 'horizons and hope for statehood.'" He also defended the ongoing mass executions of civilians in Gaza, saying, "There were always 'exceptional measures' during war, and those executed were criminals guilty of killing." Not to put too fine a point on it, Nazzal gave his interview from Doha, Qatar.
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Let's review the bidding. President Trump's Twenty-Point Peace Plan required:
1. Gaza will be a deradicalised terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbours.
2. Gaza will be redeveloped for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough.
3. If both sides agree to this proposal, the war will immediately end. Israeli forces will withdraw to the agreed upon line to prepare for a hostage release. During this time, all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment, will be suspended, and battle lines will remain frozen until conditions are met for the complete staged withdrawal.
4. Within 72 hours of Israel publicly accepting this agreement, all hostages, alive and deceased, will be returned.
5. Once all hostages are released, Israel will release 250 life sentence prisoners plus 1,700 Gazans who were detained after 7 October 2023, including all women and children detained in that context. For every Israeli hostage whose remains are released, Israel will release the remains of 15 deceased Gazans.
6. Once all hostages are returned, Hamas members who commit to peaceful co-existence and to decommission their weapons will be given amnesty. Members of Hamas who wish to leave Gaza will be provided safe passage to receiving countries.
7. Upon acceptance of this agreement, full aid will be immediately sent into the Gaza Strip. At a minimum, aid quantities will be consistent with what was included in the 19 January 2025 agreement regarding humanitarian aid, including rehabilitation of infrastructure (water, electricity, sewage), rehabilitation of hospitals and bakeries, and entry of necessary equipment to remove rubble and open roads.
8. Entry of distribution and aid in the Gaza Strip will proceed without interference from the two parties through the United Nations and its agencies, and the Red Crescent, in addition to other international institutions not associated in any manner with either party. Opening the Rafah crossing in both directions will be subject to the same mechanism implemented under 19 January 2025 agreement.
Things start to get sticky with Point Nine.
9. Gaza will be governed under the temporary transitional governance of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee, responsible for delivering the day-to-day running of public services and municipalities for the people in Gaza. This committee will be made up of qualified Palestinians and international experts, with oversight and supervision by a new international transitional body, the "Board of Peace," which will be headed and chaired by President Donald J. Trump, with other members and heads of state to be announced, including Former Prime Minister Tony Blair. This body will set the framework and handle the funding for the redevelopment of Gaza until such time as the Palestinian Authority has completed its reform programme, as outlined in various proposals, including President Trump's peace plan in 2020 and the Saudi-French proposal, and can securely and effectively take back control of Gaza. This body will call on best international standards to create modern and efficient governance that serves the people of Gaza and is conducive to attracting investment.
This obviously isn't happening.
10. A Trump economic development plan to rebuild and energise Gaza will be created by convening a panel of experts who have helped birth some of the thriving modern miracle cities in the Middle East. Many thoughtful investment proposals and exciting development ideas have been crafted by well-meaning international groups, and will be considered to synthesize the security and governance frameworks to attract and facilitate these investments that will create jobs, opportunity, and hope for future Gaza.
11. A special economic zone will be established with preferred tariff and access rates to be negotiated with participating countries.
12. No one will be forced to leave Gaza, and those who wish to leave will be free to do so and free to return. We will encourage people to stay and offer them the opportunity to build a better Gaza.
Point Thirteen is looking weak, too.
13. Hamas and other factions agree to not have any role in the governance of Gaza, directly, indirectly, or in any form. All military, terror, and offensive infrastructure, including tunnels and weapon production facilities, will be destroyed and not rebuilt. There will be a process of demilitarisation of Gaza under the supervision of independent monitors, which will include placing weapons permanently beyond use through an agreed process of decommissioning, and supported by an internationally funded buy back and reintegration programme all verified by the independent monitors. New Gaza will be fully committed to building a prosperous economy and to peaceful coexistence with their neighbours.
Hamas is already a remarkable phenomenon.
I war, they hide among civilians. When the weapons fall silent, they crawl out of the tunnels like rats, put on uniforms, and celebrate themselves as heroes.
What f***ng cowardly jihadist! 😡 pic.twitter.com/oY5PLxdaUZ— Dharma Yudha (@dharmayudha1968) October 13, 2025
Extra-judicial executions are the order of the day. The senior surviving terrorist, Nazzal, disagrees with what governance means:
"This is a transitional phase. Civilly, there will be a technocratic administration as I said. On the ground, Hamas will be present," he said. After the transitional phase, there should be elections, he said.
I'll just note that the agreement does not call for a "transitional phase" of Hamas control; he also blows off the disarmament requirement.
Asked if Hamas would give up its arms, Nazzal, speaking on Wednesday, said: "I can't answer with a yes or no. Frankly, it depends on the nature of the project. The disarmament project you're talking about, what does it mean? To whom will the weapons be handed over?"
He added that issues to be discussed in the next phase of negotiations, including weapons, concerned not only Hamas but other armed Palestinian groups, and would require Palestinians more broadly to reach a position.
If you can't say "yes," then you have abrogated the peace deal, and the war should continue.
14. A guarantee will be provided by regional partners to ensure that Hamas, and the factions, comply with their obligations and that New Gaza poses no threat to its neighbours or its people.
15. The United States will work with Arab and international partners to develop a temporary International Stabilisation Force (ISF) to immediately deploy in Gaza. The ISF will train and provide support to vetted Palestinian police forces in Gaza, and will consult with Jordan and Egypt who have extensive experience in this field. This force will be the long-term internal security solution. The ISF will work with Israel and Egypt to help secure border areas, along with newly trained Palestinian police forces. It is critical to prevent munitions from entering Gaza and to facilitate the rapid and secure flow of goods to rebuild and revitalize Gaza. A deconfliction mechanism will be agreed upon by the parties.
16. Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza. As the ISF establishes control and stability, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will withdraw based on standards, milestones, and timeframes linked to demilitarization that will be agreed upon between the IDF, ISF, the guarantors, and the United States, with the objective of a secure Gaza that no longer poses a threat to Israel, Egypt, or its citizens. Practically, the IDF will progressively hand over the Gaza territory it occupies to the ISF according to an agreement they will make with the transitional authority until they are withdrawn completely from Gaza, save for a security perimeter presence that will remain until Gaza is properly secure from any resurgent terror threat.
17. In the event Hamas delays or rejects this proposal, the above, including the scaled-up aid operation, will proceed in the terror-free areas handed over from the IDF to the ISF.
18. An interfaith dialogue process will be established based on the values of tolerance and peaceful co-existence to try and change mindsets and narratives of Palestinians and Israelis by emphasizing the benefits that can be derived from peace.
19. While Gaza re-development advances and when the PA reform programme is faithfully carried out, the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood, which we recognise as the aspiration of the Palestinian people.
20. The United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous co-existence.
President Trump has said that if Hamas doesn't stop killing people, then action may be taken; Trump: Hamas Either Stops Killing People in Gaza, or Else – RedState.
There is no evidence that Hamas is using this ceasefire as anything but a shield against the Israel Defense Forces. Hamas terrorists are still attempting to attack IDF troops.
The IDF struck several terrorists who were seen exiting a tunnel shaft in the area of Khan Yunis and approaching the troops, the military said Friday.
Additionally, several terrorists were identified exiting a tunnel shaft in the area of Rafah, also in southern Gaza, and opened fire toward IDF troops in the area.
In fact, the plan seems to have stalled shortly after the press conference at Sharm El Sheikh.
None of this should be a shock to anyone. After years of Hamas occupation, there is no civil society left in Gaza, so the idea of self-governance and elections is a joke. Any members of a potential opposition party are now lying face down in the dirt with a 7.62x39mm bullet in their heads. It should also surprise no one that Hamas lied through its teeth to get the pressure off. They will reconsolidate, rearm, and come back again. Unless outside military forces control the food supply, Hamas will quickly gain control of it, and with the food, the people.
I hope there is a plan to force Hamas to keep its word, but it is difficult to see how this deal, as it is shaping up, provides either security for Israel or relief for the people of Gaza.
I guess Hamas wants to play FAFO with DJT. This should be good.
Ha ha ! Who didn’t see this coming ?
you can’t make peace or anything constructive with 60 IQ inbred violent subhumans. Might as well shake hands with a very dull wolverine.
I see...so the butchering of men, women, and children during the invasion two years ago plus the executions being done after the ceasefire are acceptable to the Religion of Peace. What a joke. Anyone with a neuron still firing could have told you not to trust Hamas and that the IDF should have finished the job.
Just kill them, kill them all.
Trump knows this
Better than anyone
While hamass is killing you can bet Israel and the US are watching and noting all the locations for airstrikes etc
My best guess is that all weapons caches and hideouts of most if not all Hamas members are known. You don’t think IDF didn’t leave cameras and infrared sensors, and satellite viewing with grid maps, and explosive sniffers behind?
This time, it won’t be exploding pagers. All done under the radar.
Since it’s the US president making the FAFO conditions, does that mean US military forces will be boots on the ground for the bonus round?
The IDF has been used hard for the last couple years, and I’m worried it will get handed off to us.
Tell the civilian of Gaza to flee areas of Hamas control to safe areas Israel will designate. Then carpet bomb Hamas and make the rubble bounce twice or more. Damn shame Israel does not have B52s, but we do.
no hostages in the tunnels?
seal them up
Hate to say “We told you so”...but We told you so.
A few MOABs would do the trick.
no
Hamas leaders are in Quatar and Syria and Iran , etc.
...Trump Gaza plan on verge of collapse, warns Saudi Arabia and UAE
Arab and American sources have confirmed that the Sunni axis, which also includes Bahrain, has warned the White House that the Trump Gaza plan is in danger of falling apart.
“As long as Hamas retains its weapons, we will not continue with the process,” the message states. Communications sent to Washington argue that the leniency shown by mediators has allowed the terrorist organization to evade its obligations...
Per Google AI:
“A single B-52 can destroy an area of several square miles in a carpet bombing run, capable of destroying an area of about 1.2 miles long by 1,000 meters wide (approximately 1 mile wide). The specific area depends on the bomb load and altitude, but historically B-52s have been used to destroy large strips of land, covering the area with hundreds or thousands of unguided bombs.”
Just make Hamas glass.
Nope
Weapons will flow to Israel.
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