{"id":21383,"date":"2025-10-19T15:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=21383"},"modified":"2025-10-19T09:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T08:20:03","slug":"netanyahu-gaza-conflict-will-end-only-after-hamas-is-disarmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/19\/netanyahu-gaza-conflict-will-end-only-after-hamas-is-disarmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu: Gaza Conflict Will End Only After Hamas Is Disarmed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

JERUSALEM \u2014 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday\u2019s ceasefire did not signal the end of the Gaza war, warning that the conflict would persist until Hamas fully disarms and the Gaza Strip is demilitarized. The remarks, delivered following the handover of two more hostage remains under a U.S.-brokered agreement, underscored ongoing tensions and deep divisions over the terms of peace and the future governance of Gaza.

Speaking in Jerusalem during a televised address, Netanyahu said Israel will continue its military operations until Hamas\u2019s armed wing, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, lays down its weapons. \u201cPhase B of the ceasefire involves the disarming of Hamas and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen that is successfully completed \u2014 preferably in an easy way, but if not, in a hard way \u2014 then the war will end.\u201d His remarks highlighted Israel\u2019s insistence that peace cannot be achieved without eliminating the group\u2019s military presence.

The speech came as the initiative faced renewed challenges. Under the terms of the ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump, Hamas has released 20 surviving hostages and the remains of several others, but it continues to hold hostages\u2019 bodies unaccounted for under Gaza\u2019s rubble. Israel has linked its reopening of the vital Rafah border crossing with Egypt to the full return of hostages\u2019 remains. Netanyahu\u2019s office announced that the crossing will remain closed \u201cuntil further notice,\u201d citing Hamas\u2019s slow progress.

For Netanyahu, disarmament is not negotiable. He reiterated that Israeli forces will remain \u201cdeep inside the strip\u201d to pressure Hamas, reinforcing the conditions of the proposed peace plan. He said the military encirclement was intended to force compliance with Israel\u2019s demands, which include dismantling the group\u2019s command structure and ceasing all paramilitary activity. \u201cIf Hamas refuses, then it will be forced out,\u201d he declared.

The projected timeline for a permanent peace remains uncertain. The ceasefire\u2019s first phase focused on hostage and detainee exchanges, with Israel releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and 135 bodies. However, implementation of the second phase \u2014 involving Hamas\u2019s disarmament and a political transition under international oversight \u2014 is stalled amid mutual mistray and differing visions for Gaza\u2019s future.

Hamas has rejected outright calls for disarmament, arguing that it will retain security control during a transitional period and only consider relinquishing weapons as part of broader political negotiations. The group has linked compliance to guarantees of a Palestinian state and governance autonomy, a stance that conflicts with Israel\u2019s insistence that it must first be stripped of its military capabilities.

Against this backdrop, international mediators continue to push for a comprehensive 20-point peace plan, which calls for ceasefire enforcement, humanitarian access, reconstruction, and the transplantation of governance to a technocratic administration. Washington has warned that it may take \u201cprotective measures\u201d against Hamas if the group violates the ceasefire, and President Trump has threatened unilateral disarmament if the militants do not comply.

Humanitarian concerns remain acute. Gaza\u2019s infrastructure lies in ruin after two years of fighting, with more than 68,000 Palestinians reported dead and famine-like conditions looming. Israel maintains that humanitarian aid is entering through its checkpoints, but critics argue reconstruction and relief efforts are hampered by the ongoing violence and border closures.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n


Even as the international community called for restraint, fresh clashes erupted within Gaza. Hamas security forces engaged in heavy-handed crackdowns on armed gangs and alleged collaborators, raising concerns that internal violence could derail peace talks. The group warned that the closure of the Rafah crossing could delay the return of hostages and increase civilian suffering.

Netanyahu\u2019s uncompromising language signals that the war\u2019s next phase remains highly volatile. A senior Israeli official said the military is preparing for renewed operations if Hamas does not comply, while diplomats concede that the current stalemate could prolong the conflict indefinitely. As long as the Palestinian militant group commands weapons, Israel insists, the war cannot end \u2014 a position that leaves the fate of Gaza hanging in the balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

JERUSALEM \u2014 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday\u2019s ceasefire did not signal the end of the Gaza war, warning that the conflict would persist until Hamas fully disarms and the Gaza Strip is demilitarized. The remarks, delivered following the handover of two more hostage remains under a U.S.-brokered agreement, underscored ongoing tensions and deep […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/images-2025-10-19T091712.246.jpeg?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21383"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21384,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21383\/revisions\/21384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}