Three-year roadmap proposed for Hamas disarmament in Gaza

What the report says

Al Jazeera reports that a US-backed proposal calls for Hamas and Israel to complete Gaza’s political transition within 14 days, before a broader process begins that would lead to Hamas disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal. The plan outlines a three-year roadmap aimed at turning Gaza into a demilitarised territory.

According to the article, the proposal places the initial focus on short-term political arrangements, with the longer transition period intended to manage the territory’s security and governance changes over time. The report says the outline was presented as part of efforts to end the current conflict and create a different security framework for Gaza.

The development is significant because it links political negotiations to a staged disarmament process, which would be a major change in the balance of power in Gaza if implemented. It also suggests that any agreement would require cooperation from both Hamas and Israel at an early stage, making the first two-week period especially important.

Al Jazeera’s report was filed from Washington. More broadly, proposals for postwar governance and reconstruction in Gaza have been a central issue in international diplomacy, though the article does not provide further detail on how the roadmap would be enforced or whether either side has formally accepted it.