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Trump’s Board of Peace gives Hamas disarmament deadline

Armed members of Hamas in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Feb 20, 2025. US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace is demanding that Hamas finalize an agreement to demilitarize Gaza.
Armed members of Hamas in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Feb 20, 2025. US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace is demanding that Hamas finalize an agreement to demilitarize Gaza.

Israeli airstrike kills at least 10 near Gaza school as ceasefire strains

Palestinians inspect the damage after a person was hit by an Israeli strike while riding a bicycle, according to medics, in Gaza City, April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Palestinians inspect the damage after a person was hit by an Israeli strike while riding a bicycle, according to medics, in Gaza City, April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Hamas armed wing says disarmament calls are unacceptable

Palestinians inspect a vehicle targeted by an Israeli strike in Maghazi camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on April 4, 2026.
Palestinians inspect a vehicle targeted by an Israeli strike in Maghazi camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on April 4, 2026.

US ICE detains Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour

FILE PHOTO: The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is embroidered on a polo shirt of an ICE employee in Arlington, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2025.  REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is embroidered on a polo shirt of an ICE employee in Arlington, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2025.  REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/File Photo

Hamas wants guarantees of Israeli troop withdrawal before disarmament talks, sources say

The damaged Al-Shifa Hospital during the war in Gaza City, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
The damaged Al-Shifa Hospital during the war in Gaza City, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Kosovo approves troops to Gaza under US-backed scheme

FILE PHOTO: Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti delivers his speech at a parade during celebrations of the 18th anniversary of Kosovo independence in Pristina, Kosovo, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti delivers his speech at a parade during celebrations of the 18th anniversary of Kosovo independence in Pristina, Kosovo, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga/File Photo

Yemen’s Houthis say their ‘fingers are on the trigger’ as US-Israeli war on Iran widens

A Houthi supporter holds a poster with an image of the Houthis’s leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, as he speaks on a mobile phone during a demonstration in solidarity with Iran, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
A Houthi supporter holds a poster with an image of the Houthis’s leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, as he speaks on a mobile phone during a demonstration in solidarity with Iran, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Hamas disarmament plan sees Gaza’s tunnels destroyed, arms given up in stages, text shows

An Israeli soldier sits inside a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in Khan Younis at the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, June 8, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
An Israeli soldier sits inside a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in Khan Younis at the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, June 8, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Gaza envoy urges Hamas to disarm ‘without delay’

Mr Nickolay Mladenov,  a veteran Bulgarian diplomat named the board’s high representative for Gaza, said the laying down of arms by militant groups would represent a decisive break from cycles of violence that have defined life in Gaza for decades.
Mr Nickolay Mladenov,  a veteran Bulgarian diplomat named the board’s high representative for Gaza, said the laying down of arms by militant groups would represent a decisive break from cycles of violence that have defined life in Gaza for decades.

Trump’s Board of Peace hands Hamas disarmament proposal: Sources

Militants from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza City on March 20.
Militants from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza City on March 20.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.