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Hamas has agreed to surrender its weapons. After nearly three years of fighting in Gaza, Trump's Board of Peace recently announced that they have reached an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas in Gaza. However, Hamas' spokesperson in Qatar made some very telling remarks in an interview with Piers Morgan this last week that explains the reasoning behind Hamas' decision. And also, I ran ways in with a surprising statement of their own to Hamas. This is all very interesting and very strange, to say the least.
The International Board of Peace hasn't been in the news a whole lot since its founding, but that doesn't mean they haven't been getting things done. The invitation-only group founded by Trump back in 2025-2026 has tasked itself with the overseeing of the reconstruction of Gaza. The first step in that process is removing the threat that is an armed Hamas. And to that end, they've made some monumental progress. As I said at the beginning, Trump announced that Hamas is in fact ready to disarm. Apparently, an agreement was originally announced where Hamas will hand over their light weapons, their heavy weapons, their tunnels, etc.
in exchange for a full withdrawal of the IDF from the Gaza Strip. But Israel was quick to reiterate that their withdrawal will only happen after Hamas is disarmed, not before. The Board of Peace made a hasty correction to their statement, removing the word full from the withdrawal statement, meaning Israel has agreed to at least a partial withdrawal. Then Hamas will disarm, then Israel will complete the withdrawal. The Board of Peace went on to say that Hamas will have no governing role in Gaza, neither openly nor behind the scenes. But Hamas' spokesperson, Gazi Hamad, went on TV to explain their point of view. Hamad is an active member of Hamas and has been sanctioned by the US since 2024, and he is currently living in Qatar. He said in an interview with Piers Morgan this last Monday, quote, resisting the occupation is its holy mission. But then he went on to admit, quote, This is an exceptional phase in Palestinian history. Because of forced necessity, the hard circumstances in Gaza, we accept this agreement. But I think that as Hamas, I can confirm that we didn't change our mentality. Our goal is to end the occupation, to continue to end the occupation with the Palestinian factions because this is our holy mission. So despite the blustering and the hardline rhetoric, according to Hamas' own spokesperson, they in fact have agreed to the terms of this deal with Israel because of forced necessity. Incredible words to hear. Basically, the world has been giving Israel a lot of grief for their unwavering push to continue to destroy Hamas, saying it will never work in the long run. But right here, Hamas is agreeing to completely disarm and openly admitting they are doing so because they have been forced to do so by Israel. This is a stunning admission.
He did go on to say that their mentality is the same. They still believe in their goal, obviously. But again, he fully admitted Hamas has been forced into a corner and they have nowhere to run. And Israel isn't letting up on the pressure. Israel has been continuing pinpoint strikes in Gaza to eliminate Hamas terrorists who took part in October 7th. Not only is this continued pressure on Hamas, but it is also a fulfillment of the IDF's vow to destroy all the terrorists who butchered Israelis on October 7th. And interestingly enough, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey all just publicly denounced these strikes. The Turkish Foreign Minister just said in a statement that the latest attacks demonstrated that the Israeli government was continuing policies that undermine efforts to reach a peaceful end to the conflict. Here's Turkey again showing their true colors. There's a report just today that Hamas is transferring some of its organizational activities to Turkey from Qatar, as Qatar has been making Hamas operations in their country a little more difficult in recent days. But that's a discussion for another video. In a second, we'll get into more of what's happening with this Board of Peace along with a strange phone call from Iran to Hamas. But first, if you've been watching our channel for a while, you've probably seen our Temple Mount patch. We've turned that same design into a premium lapel pin. One of the things we love about this pin is what it stands for. A lot of people are wearing it right now as a way to stand in solidarity with Israel and with the IDF during these crazy times and to show they share the same hope the nation of Israel is holding on to. This is a pin you can put on your jacket, your hat, or wherever you want. This product was developed by our team and all proceeds go straight to our volunteer work helping farms and communities on the ground in Israel. Click the link in the description or scan the QR code on screen to grab yours today.
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