Hamas Rejects Disarmament, Blocks Peace Plan

0:00It's April 5th. This is U.S. News Today, U.S. News powered by AI. Hamas' armed wing just shut down any talk of disarming before Israel finishes the first stage of that U.S. broker Gaza ceasefire deal. Their spokesperson, Abu Ubaida, called it a straight-up push to keep the genocide going against Palestinians, and they won't bite. This is a huge roadblock in rolling out President Trump's board of peace plan meant to lock in the ceasefire that stopped two years of all-out war. As October, Hamas told mediators flat out no-weapons chat until Israel pulls out of Gaza completely. The conflict kicked off with Hamas fighters crossing into southern Israel, sparking Israel's massive offensive that wrecked Gaza and displaced almost. Everyone there. Since the ceasefire hit, both sides keep pointing fingers over violations. Abu Ubaida's pushing mediators to make Israel stick to phase 1 first, saying Israel's the real agreement breaker. No word yet from Hamas politicians or Israel on this.

1:00Tensions stay sky high as these talks drag with this armament hanging like a sword over any lasting peace in Gaza.