Hamas disarmament plan will ensure Oct. 7 'never happens again,' US officials say

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Senior US officials added that the Board of Peace's goal is to "hold Israel to its commitments as well," serving as a "fair broker" while giving Gazans "a chance at having a good life there.
58% : For Israel, that also includes facilitating humanitarian aid and provisional assistance.
53% : " Deal is a 'historic step,' officials say "This is an amazing historic step, with the aim that all the tunnels will be eliminated, the weapons will be collected, and we will be engaged in building houses and apartments and not terrorism against Israel.
46% : " A senior US official said Hamas initially had significant concerns about whether Israel would honor its commitments, leading to "very delicate negotiations" with the terror group.
46% : The Sharm el-Sheikh protocol, the senior US official said, includes commitments from both Israel and Hamas, as well as the Palestinian factions, to halt military activity in the Strip.
42% : Deal will decommission terror weapons, hand tunnels over to the International Stabilization Force A senior Board of Peace (BoP) official said the agreement was built on the "basis of zero trust" between Hamas and Israel.
39% : " "There was a lot of criticism, particularly from Israel, when Turkey and Qatar joined the Board of Peace, but they, along with Egypt, have been essential partners in keeping the ceasefire together," a senior US official said.
35% : " "We are not asking Israel for anything right now except for its agreement to Trump's original plan that brought the hostages home, Trump's 20-point plan," senior US officials said.
26% : However, senior US officials emphasized that "one of the important things for Israel is that it will not withdraw as long as there is a Hamas threat; Israel's withdrawal will occur according to a schedule to be determined later.

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