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The US is working on a plan for disarming Hamas.
A question remains if Hamas would retain small arms for some time.
In new remarks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas would need to give up its assault rifles and said 70 percent of Hamas's tunnels in Gaza are still intact.
Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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The United Nations Mine Action Service is currently clearing explosive ordnance for humanitarian aid workers, but it's not yet systematically removing explosive remnants from civilian areas, so they're not accused of taking weapons away from Hamas before an agreement is reached on disarmament.
is working on a plan for disarming Hamas.
A question remains if Hamas would retain small arms for some time.
In new remarks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas would need to give up its assault rifles and said 70 percent of Hamas's tunnels in Gaza are still intact.
Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
The Israeli cabinet said the decision would allow the government to register large swaths of territory as state land.
Critics of the decision said Palestinians would find it hard to prove land ownership under the Israeli criteria.
This follows a series of other measures Israel took last week to strengthen Israel's grip over that territory that Palestinians want for a future state.
President Trump opposes formal Israeli annexation, but has not stopped Israel from taking these steps as he focuses on Gaza.
Trump says countries have pledged more than $5 billion for Gaza and thousands of personnel for peacekeeping forces there.
Lethal Israeli strikes continued in Gaza today.
Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
The Israeli cabinet said the decision would allow the government to register large swaths of territory as state land.