Netanyahu, Kushner agree Hamas should be disarmed before IDF withdraws from Gaza

Israel and the US have reached an understanding that, during the initial stage of Hamas's disarmament, weapons handed over by the organization will be transferred to the ISF (International Stabilization Force), headed by US Maj.-Gen. Jasper Jeffers, for destruction rather than to the proposed National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), according to a source who spoke with The Jerusalem Post, Report informs.

The understanding was reached during a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials from the Board of Peace, which was also attended by senior Israeli security officials, the source said.

The Board of Peace delegation included senior Trump advisers Jared Kushner, former British prime minister Tony Blair, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, and Board of Peace Director-General Nikolay Mladenov, as well as US military officers.

According to officials familiar with the discussions, the sides reached a series of understandings regarding the proposed Gaza framework and the steps expected to begin being implemented.

The Israeli side also made clear that reconstruction in Gaza will not begin until Hamas has been fully disarmed throughout the Strip, according to the officials.

Netanyahu also made clear during the meeting that Israel's targeted operations against Hamas will continue, according to officials familiar with the discussions.

The officials said Israel had not agreed to halt targeted killings and that no decision had been made to withdraw from the current "Yellow Line."

They also rejected reports that Israel had agreed to reduce its military presence in Gaza, saying there would be no reduction in Israeli troop levels as part of the current understandings.

Israeli officials stressed that while Israel is prepared to advance the process, any significant movement toward reconstruction or changes to its military posture will remain contingent on tangible progress toward the complete dismantling of Hamas's military capabilities.