Will Hamas agree to disarm by 2026?

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Market context

Hamas has repeatedly refused to give up its weapons without a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and wider political guarantees, which is why the market is priced at effectively no chance. Reuters reported in April that Hamas told mediators it would not even discuss disarmament unless Israel withdrew fully from Gaza, while BBC coverage in June said the group was still insisting on a total withdrawal, aid access and an international protective force before moving on to the weapons issue.[1][2]

The clearest historical frame is that Hamas has treated its arsenal as leverage, not as a negotiable side issue. Reuters and AP both reported that recent U.S.-backed plans envisaged phased decommissioning of Hamas weapons, starting with heavy arms and tunnels, but Hamas representatives have drawn a line between “disarmament” and merely handing weapons to a neutral party, and have floated only partial or staged ideas rather than a flat surrender.[3][6] BBC and the ECFR have also noted Hamas-linked statements tying any real disarmament to the end of occupation or even a broader Palestinian state settlement, which is a much higher bar than a standalone Gaza ceasefire.[13][12]

For traders, the key catalysts are formal statements from Hamas’s acknowledged leadership, not intermediary leaks or anonymous briefings. Reuters’ April report and later coverage in June suggest the main variables are Israeli troop redeployment, guarantees on the ceasefire sequence, aid flows and whether any technocratic administration in Gaza actually takes shape.[1][4] If Hamas publicly accepts a phased handover of heavy weapons, that would be the first meaningful change in line; absent that, even a temporary truce or hostage deal is unlikely to move this market much because current reporting still points to no willingness to announce disarmament by the deadline.[5][11]

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