Support for peace with Israel reached 84 percent among Druze citizens, followed by 77 percent of Maronites and 72 percent of Orthodox Christians.

Hamas currently is in control of less than half of the Gaza Strip, with the Israeli military controlling the other half.

There is something deeply misguided – if not outright dangerous – about the idea that the US or other international parties should beg Hamas to lay down its weapons.

The US and the rest of the international community were wrong to assume that Hezbollah would honor the ceasefire agreement with Israel.

Brig. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi: '99.9%, the IDF is going to be the [party] that will dismantle Hamas.'

Mladenov’s comments closely echoed comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the need for disarmament.

Allowing Hamas to retain any weapons risks entrenching its authority in Gaza and undermining Israel’s core demand.

Khaled Mashaal took to the stage at the forum to repeat Hamas’ rejection of calls to disarm.

Mashal framed Hamas’ arsenal not as a bargaining chip but as a non-negotiable pillar of its rule.

Under the approved arrangement, Rafah will operate in both directions for people only, with no vehicle traffic permitted.

'It never happened; not for a single moment did we talk about the surrender of weapons,' Abu Marzouk said

'It will be done either the easy way or the hard way. But in any case, it will happen!'

According to the prime minister, demilitarization 'will happen—as our friend Trump said—the easy way or the hard way, but it will happen.'

A signing ceremony for the Board of Peace will be held on the sidelines of the WEF’s 56th annual meeting on Thursday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among the some 50 leaders invited to join the board.

Smotrich was among Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition partners on Saturday who rallied behind the premier after he voiced opposition to the composition of Trump’s Gaza Executive Board.

Trump’s peace agreement is already faltering as Hamas refuses to disarm, and Trump’s team compromises with terrorists to keep the illusion of peace alive.

Allowing Turkey or Qatar to play any role in the Gaza Strip means empowering Hamas to reassert its control of the coastal area and rearm and regroup.

Hamas has reportedly floated a long-term ceasefire of at least a decade paired with a formal commitment to halt the use of weapons under agreed guarantees.