Israel Tells White House It Will Not Withdraw From Gaza Before Hamas Disarms

Israeli forces control more than 60 percent of the territory and have linked any redeployment to complete demilitarization while strikes killed at least 26 people over the weekend.

Israel has informed the White House that its military will not withdraw from the more than 60 percent of Gaza it currently controls until Hamas is fully disarmed, a condition communicated alongside an intelligence assessment that the group intends to rebuild its military capabilities rather than accept demilitarization. Doron Spielman, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, delivered this position to The Associated Press on August 2, framing the refusal to redeploy as a response to serious security concerns regarding a proposed disarmament deal. This statement, carried by The Globe and Mail and the Winnipeg Free Press, establishes a territorial baseline for current negotiations: Israeli forces occupy a documented majority of the enclave and have publicly tied their movement to a condition that has no published verification mechanism or timeline in the available record.

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