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| Top Hamas official refuses Netanyahu aide’s 60-day disarmament ultimatum |
| 2026-02-18 |
| [IsraelTimes] Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi rejects Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs’s statement yesterday that Hamas will have 60 days to disarm, possibly starting with Thursday’s Board of Peace conference. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Mardawi says Hamas has received no such information from mediators and calls such statements “merely threats with no basis in the ongoing negotiations.” Israel has said Gaza cannot be rebuilt until Hamas gives up its weapons. US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza explicitly says that Hamas must give up its weapons, but the Hamas statement endorsing the plan contained significant conditions and did not directly mention disarmament. Related: Mahmoud Mardawi 12/25/2025 Israel vows response to Hamas ‘violations’ after officer injured in Gaza blast Mahmoud Mardawi 02/25/2025 Hamas said weighing quiet handover of slain hostages for delayed prisoners Mahmoud Mardawi 02/24/2025 Hamas official: All negotiations halted until Israel frees prisoners slated for release |
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