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UK and US Discuss Disarming Hamas on Irish Model

The US is considering a proposal to disarm Hamas using the Irish model. Britain's National Security Advisor, Jonathan Powell, is seen as a key figure due to his experience in similar peace processes. The involved parties are working on criteria to ensure the weapons remain dormant under international supervision.


UK and US Discuss Disarming Hamas on Irish Model

Amid leaked information suggesting the United States is leaning towards a proposal to disarm Hamas along the lines of the Irish model in the United Kingdom, the name of Britain's National Security Advisor, Jonathan Powell, emerges as the key link between the two files. Meanwhile, the concerned parties are attempting to establish criteria that ensure the Palestinian movement cannot access its weapons after their handover, placing them in a state of dormancy under international supervision. While Powell, as the current National Security Advisor to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, played a pivotal role in the peace process and the disarmament of the Irish Republican Army in 2005, reports indicate that he has quietly played a role in helping to shape the ideas of US President Donald Trump's plan, which consists of...