Hamas must disarm, “no ifs or buts”; this was stated by the office of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu, at Reutersin response to statements by Hamas leader Mohammed Nazzal. «Hamas should have released all the hostages in phase 1. It didn’t. Hamas knows where the bodies of our hostages are. Hamas must be disarmed under this agreement. Without ifs or buts. He didn’t. Hamas must adhere to the 20-point plan. Time is running out,” read a statement reported by Reuters.
In the interview in question, Nazzal stated that Hamas does not intend to disarm for now and that it intends to remain present in the Gaza Strip on an interim basis. On the return of the bodies of the dead hostages, he reiterated that there are difficulties in finding them.
