Netanyahu Says Gaza Government Possible Only After Hamas Disarms

Overview

• He told Fox News that Hamas should be given a chance to disarm voluntarily, warning it would otherwise be carried out by other means.
• He said disarmament could be executed by international forces, signaling openness to outside enforcement mechanisms.
• He cited about 20,000 Hamas fighters and roughly 60,000 AK-pattern rifles and called for the destruction of the group’s tunnel network.
• His remarks followed talks with President Trump, who said Hamas would have very little time to disarm and named Steven Whitkoff and Jared Kushner to help oversee the process.
• The U.S. proposal for a temporary international administration won UN Security Council backing in November, yet details on force composition and timelines remain unsettled as reports note delays and regional skepticism.