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2026-01-30 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
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Trump claims ‘it looks like’ Hamas will disarm; Witkoff: They’ll give up their AK-47s
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[IsraelTimes] Claim comes hours after senior member of terror group insisted otherwise; 15 Palestinian bodies held by Israel transferred to Gaza after return of last hostage’s remains
US President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and whatever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th and 47th President of the United States...
claimed Thursday that "it looks like" Hamas
 ..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
is "going to disarm," despite a senior Hamas official insisting otherwise hours earlier.
Trump did not provide any proof for the claim, which he made during a cabinet meeting.
Chiming in, his special envoy Steve Witkoff also insisted that Hamas will demilitarize. "They will because they have no choice. They’re going to give up their AK-47s."
US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said Wednesday that Hamas will also be urged to cede its weapons via an international buy-back program, providing new details regarding the program Washington plans to advance to disarm the terror group.
Waltz’s remarks confirmed The Times of Israel’s reporting from recent months about plans to institute a "buy-back" program where participants would be given funds or jobs and amnesty if they agree to hand over their weapons.
It is part of a broader decommissioning initiative that the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response ...
ceasefire mediators are pushing that would see Hamas gradually hand over its arms, starting with its heavy weaponry, Arab diplomats have told The Times of Israel. Israel is unlikely to accept this gradual process that prioritizes heavy weaponry over light weaponry, given that the latter category has also been used by Hamas to maintain its grip on Gaza.
Trump, during the cabinet meeting, touted the assistance Hamas provided in locating the bodies of the last deceased hostages still held in Gaza — help that Israel has yet to confirm. Israel recovered the body of Ran Gvili, the last hostage held in Gaza, earlier this week.
"Hamas was a big factor in getting all of the hostages back. They found the dead hostages," Trump said. "Between Israel and Hamas working together, they got them back."
With Gvili’s return, the International Committee of the Red Thingy on Thursday transferred the bodies of 15 Paleostinians held by Israel to the Gaza health ministry.
The handover took place at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, The Times of Israel learned.
The ratio of Paleostinian bodies handed over for every hostage body returned during the Gaza ceasefire has been 15:1.
"This marked the completion of a months-long operation that led to family reunifications and supported the implementation of the ceasefire agreement," said the ICRC in a statement. "The operation began in October, with the release and return of 20 living hostages and 1,808 Paleostinian detainees."
The ICRC noted that it continued to facilitate the return of bodies, including 27 of the 28 slain hostages and 360 dead Paleostinians.
"Since October 2023, the ICRC has helped facilitate the return of 195 hostages, including 35 who were deceased, and 3,472 Paleostinian detainees," added the ICRC.
"We feel relieved to have helped reunite families with their loved ones. For families whose loved ones did not return alive, we hope they can now grieve fully," said Julien Lerisson, head of the ICRC delegation in Israel and the Paleostinian territories.
"The opening of the Rafah Crossing plays a significant role in addressing the urgent needs of the population," Lerisson continued. "The ability to bring in larger quantities of specialized equipment — essential for reconstruction work and for locating and identifying remains in a dignified manner — is crucial in this regard."
Rafah is expected to be reopened next week for pedestrians, after Israel confirmed earlier this week that it had agreed to do so.
STRIKE IN CENTRAL GAZA
Also Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed carrying out an Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM! ...
in the Maghazi camp area of central Gaza, saying it targeted a Hamas operative who planned to attack troops stationed in the Strip’s south.
The strike took place on the Hamas side of the ceasefire line, and according to Paleostinian media, it killed at least two people.
According to the military, the operative was planning an imminent attack against troops in southern Gaza.
"The terrorist posed an immediate threat to IDF troops and was therefore targeted in a precise strike to remove the threat," the army said.
The IDF said it took steps to mitigate civilian harm in the strike, including by using a precision munition, aerial surveillance and other intelligence.
Israel warns Hamas may soon formally cede Gaza to technocrats, but maintain actual power
[IsraelTimes] Disarmament seen as unlikely without years-long military campaign, security official says, adding that terror group’s civil servants and police force could take a year to replace.
IDF says it killed terror operative in Gaza who crossed ceasefire line
[IsraelTimes] A Palestinian terror operative who crossed the Gaza ceasefire line in the Strip’s south earlier today was killed by troops, the military says.
According to the IDF, the operative crossed the Yellow Line and approached troops of the 7th Armored Brigade “in a manner that posed an immediate threat.”
The troops then opened fire and “eliminated the terrorist to remove the threat,” the IDF says.
Since the start of the ceasefire in October 2025, the IDF has said it has killed dozens of terror operatives and other “suspects” who have crossed the Yellow Line — demarcating the military’s withdrawal in the Strip — and approached troops. Such incidents have taken place on a near-daily basis.
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