The United States has handed Israel a written list of demands on Gaza and expects Israel's approval
By Bernard Moerdler,
The United States has handed Israel a written list of demands on Gaza and expects Israel's approval in writing, Kan News reported. The document reflects U.S. pressure to advance President Trump's plan for the Strip even without Hamas disarming, alongside Washington's desire that the war not resume.
Under the demands, Israel would permit infrastructure work, including water and electricity, in designated areas, and commit to moving the population out of Hamas-controlled territory into areas managed by the Board of Peace by the end of this year. Israel would allow construction of a central headquarters for the technocratic government and approve the building of bases for the international stabilization force, and would let that body move freely in and out of the Strip for official purposes. Israel would permit the rehabilitation of the European hospital in Khan Younis, including the entry of construction materials, medical equipment, and laboratories and the creation of an access corridor to it, and would transfer Palestinian Authority tax funds tied to Gaza to the Board of Peace. Israel would begin recognizing the technocratic government as the governing authority in Gaza, hand the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom and Rafah crossings to its responsibility, and allow the distribution of fuel and digital payments to the technocratic government in order to limit Hamas's taxation and collection capabilities.
In return, the document commits the Board of Peace to managing the supply chain, fuel, and payments and to significantly reducing Hamas's taxation, and to maintaining security and public order through the international stabilization force, assisted by a Palestinian civil guard that would not carry firearms. It also grants legitimacy to Israel to take any measures necessary to protect its security in the absence of Hamas's agreement to disarm. The demands come as Israeli reporting indicates Hamas continues to recruit and train operatives and rebuild its weapons production in the areas under its control.
Topics: Gaza, Diplomacy
Reported by Bernard Moerdler for Bernie News Network. See our editorial standards and corrections policy.