Jerusalem pushes sweeping security overhaul to dismantle terror rule and secure Gaza’s future stability.
A high-level meeting reportedly brought together Hamas negotiators led by Khalil al-Hayya, Egyptian General Intelligence chief Hassan Rashad, and Board of Peace coordinator Nickolay Mladenov to discuss Israel’s conditions for the “day after” the war in Gaza. According to regional reporting, Israel has outlined a far-reaching security framework designed to permanently dismantle terrorist infrastructure and prevent Hamas from regaining control.
Central to Israel’s position is the complete disarmament of all so-called “resistance organizations,” a term widely used to describe Palestinian Arab terrorist factions operating in Gaza. Israeli officials maintain that without total demilitarization, any reconstruction or governance arrangement would merely serve as a temporary pause before renewed violence.
Another core demand involves the transfer of detailed maps of Hamas’ underground tunnel network in areas slated for Palestinian Arab administrative control. The tunnel system, reportedly stretching approximately 350 kilometers, has been used to store weapons, shield leadership, and launch attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers. Jerusalem insists that exposing and dismantling this subterranean infrastructure is essential to long-term security.
Israel is also demanding that Hamas be barred from exerting authority over Arab security personnel operating under the proposed National Committee for the Administration of Gaza. Furthermore, Israeli conditions reportedly include integrating anti-Hamas militia elements into the Palestinian police framework to counterbalance extremist influence and prevent the reestablishment of one-party militant rule.
Israeli policymakers argue that previous arrangements failed because Hamas retained parallel military power structures even when not formally governing. The new blueprint seeks to eliminate that dual system entirely, replacing it with accountable civilian administration free from armed faction dominance.
As negotiations continue, the central question remains whether Hamas is prepared to relinquish weapons, underground networks, and institutional control. For Israel, any postwar framework that leaves intact the pillars of terror is unacceptable. The objective, officials emphasize, is not temporary quiet but irreversible structural change.
