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Gaza Peace Board Launches Projects Amid Stalled Hamas Disarmament

6/11/2026

Summary

Story summary

The Gaza Board of Peace is proceeding with temporary housing, education and health projects in zones outside Hamas control despite unresolved disarmament talks.
Cairo talks with Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and mediators from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey have stalled because Hamas refuses to disarm.
Hamas says weapons handover must be tied to an Israeli withdrawal, a condition Israel deems unlikely soon, while Israel continues occasional operations despite the October 2025 ceasefire.

History

Historical Context

Israel’s unilateral Gaza disengagement, proposed by Ariel Sharon in 2003 and carried out in August 2005, removed about 9,000 settlers from 21 settlements. Hamas seized the Strip in 2007, after which Israel tightened a blockade that still limits reconstruction. Today the Qatar-, Egypt- and Turkey-backed Gaza Board of Peace echoes the 2005 rebuilding effort, but without mutual security guarantees the humanitarian work remains stalled.

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Story summary

The Gaza Board of Peace is proceeding with temporary housing, education and health projects in zones outside Hamas control despite unresolved disarmament talks.
Cairo talks with Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and mediators from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey have stalled because Hamas refuses to disarm.
Hamas says weapons handover must be tied to an Israeli withdrawal, a condition Israel deems unlikely soon, while Israel continues occasional operations despite the October 2025 ceasefire.

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