Hamas senior officials: The goal is to control security in the Gaza region, and we cannot promise to disarm.

Jin10 reported on October 18 that a senior Hamas official told Reuters that Hamas intends to maintain security control over Gaza during the transition period and stated that it cannot commit to disarming the organization. The official stated that the group is prepared to implement a ceasefire lasting up to five years to rebuild the destroyed Gaza region, but subsequent arrangements depend on Palestinians obtaining a “vision and hope” for statehood.