- January 22, 2026
- 12:29 pm
- World News
The situation surrounding the disarmament of Hamas has once again come to the forefront — this time not only in Gaza but also on the global diplomatic stage.
According to the publication Israel Hayom, Hamas representatives have conveyed a list of conditions to mediators and the Palestinian Authority under which the organization is theoretically ready to discuss handing over weapons. According to diplomatic sources, the process itself may take months, but the political price demanded by Hamas is already considered excessive.
The list of demands includes the participation of Hamas representatives in the new Gaza administration, the integration of hundreds of fighters into the Palestinian Authority’s security forces, the preservation of status as a legitimate political force with the right to participate in elections, and security guarantees for the top leadership — up to maintaining armed guards indefinitely.
This concerns not only political positions but also the physical survival of the group’s leadership. According to intelligence services, Hamas and its affiliated structures still possess tens of thousands of small arms, hundreds of anti-tank systems, mortars, and limited rocket arsenals.
At the same time, the demands themselves are informal. They are not framed as an official ultimatum but rather as a “framework for discussion.” However, even in this form, they have already been rejected by the Palestinian Authority.
An Arab source familiar with the negotiations claims that discussions involving Turkish mediators have reached an impasse. During the contacts, the position was expressed that “the security concerns of high-ranking Hamas figures deserve attention,” and their desire to retain limited arms for self-defense supposedly “should be respected.” This thesis became a red line for Ramallah.
No official statements have been made by the United States yet. However, negotiations are expected to resume next week — between the American delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and key Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya.
Israeli security sources emphasize that much now depends on the next steps of Iran. In the event of a sharp escalation of pressure on Tehran or attempts at regime change, the likelihood of Hamas capitulating, in their opinion, increases.
Against this backdrop, a statement by Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos sounded like a direct setting of deadlines.
“I believe in peace in the Middle East, except for a few hotspots. One of them is Hamas. They have committed to disarm. It’s not easy for them; they were born with weapons in their hands. But they promised to do it. We will get an answer in three days — or in three weeks. If not, they will not fare well,” Trump stated.
This phrase became key. For the first time in public form, not only a deadline was set, but also the logic of further actions. Trump directly called Hamas’s weapons the main obstacle to regional peace, effectively hinting: in case of failure, Israel will have freedom of action.
A separate block of Trump’s speech was devoted to Iran, stating that it was the actions of the United States that laid the foundation for the current “stability” in the region.
“We had a regional tyrant — Iran. Now it is not a tyrant. If we hadn’t neutralized their nuclear facilities, they would have become nuclear in a matter of months,” he said, linking this to the possibility of future agreements for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other countries.
Overall, Trump’s Davos speech fits into his usual construct: the world is either being rebuilt under American control or faces direct pressure from the most powerful state. He openly distances himself from the classical international order and offers an alternative — a system of managed negotiations, including on Gaza, with a strict vertical of decisions.
Most Middle Eastern countries, including Israel, supported such a model. The rest prefer a wait-and-see position.
Simultaneously, Trump once again intensified relations with Europe, returning to the topics of Greenland, migration, and “green” energy, which he called a fraud. The war in Ukraine remains for him the main test of status as a global arbiter: he views the successful imposition of peace as confirmation of his right to shape a new world order.
It is at this point today that Gaza, Iran, Europe, and the USA converge — in the logic of pressure, deadlines, and personal responsibility, closely monitored by NAnews — News of Israel | Nikk.Agency.
