Egypt, Qatar and Turkey table staged Hamas disarmament-for-withdrawal plan as Israel holds 64% of Gaza
Mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey have presented Hamas with a staged disarmament framework tied to a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, The National reported June 9, citing sources familiar with the talks.
At a glance
- Egypt, Qatar and Turkey proposed staged Hamas disarmament in exchange for a phased Israeli withdrawal, reported June 9, 2026 by The National
- A designated Palestinian party would inventory, receive and store weapons plus maps of tunnels and manufacturing sites, supervised by mediator representatives and the UN-mandated International Stabilisation Force
- Israel controls approximately 64 per cent of Gaza per March-April military maps; Netanyahu has ordered expansion to 70 per cent
- Israel would lift its entry ban on members of the Palestinian technocratic commission, denied entry since the body's formation in January
- Nearly 1,000 Palestinians killed since the October ceasefire; approximately 73,000 since October 2023
VERDICT — CONFIRMED
Mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey have presented Hamas with a staged disarmament framework tied to a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, The National reported June 9, citing sources familiar with the talks. Under the proposal, a designated Palestinian party would inventory, receive and store Hamas's weapons — together with maps of tunnels and manufacturing sites — under supervision of mediator representatives and the UN-mandated International Stabilisation Force.
In return, Israel would announce a time frame for withdrawal synchronised with each disarmament stage; Israeli forces currently control about 64 per cent of the Strip according to military maps from March-April, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered an expansion to 70 per cent. The package also provides for a Palestinian technocratic commission to run Gaza's day-to-day administration, with Israel lifting an entry ban on commission members in place since the body's formation in January, and permitting adequate humanitarian aid flows. 'Everything in the proposals is interlinked, with each party taking a step then pausing to wait for the other,' a mediator source said.
The Times of Israel reported June 10 that the Egypt-hosted talks have stalled, with Hamas disarmament the only remaining point of contention. Nearly 1,000 Palestinians have been killed since the October ceasefire and roughly 73,000 since the war began in October 2023; Egypt Today reported the three mediators agreed June 9 on the need to break the deadlock to implement the Sharm El-Sheikh outcomes.
Why it matters
this is the first concrete sequencing formula linking Hamas disarmament to Israeli withdrawal, testing whether phase two of the Trump plan can move from principle to mechanics.
Key facts on file
- Egypt, Qatar and Turkey proposed staged Hamas disarmament in exchange for a phased Israeli withdrawal, reported June 9, 2026 by The National
- A designated Palestinian party would inventory, receive and store weapons plus maps of tunnels and manufacturing sites, supervised by mediator representatives and the UN-mandated International Stabilisation Force
- Israel controls approximately 64 per cent of Gaza per March-April military maps; Netanyahu has ordered expansion to 70 per cent
- Israel would lift its entry ban on members of the Palestinian technocratic commission, denied entry since the body's formation in January
- Nearly 1,000 Palestinians killed since the October ceasefire; approximately 73,000 since October 2023
- Times of Israel reported June 10 that Egypt-hosted talks stalled with disarmament the only point of contention
