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Rubio: Israel Has Met Its Commitments, Hamas Must Disarm

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Above: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to the media in Jerusalem on Oct. 23, 2025. Image copyright: Ronen Zvulun/ POOL/AFP/Getty Images

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The Jerusalem Post

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Middle East Eye

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CNN

Hamas is saying one thing and doing another. With support from its backers in Doha and Ankara, Hamas believes that if it pays lip service to Trump's plan, it can do as it pleases and achieve the outcome it wants. Hamas wants to keep its arms and stay in power in Gaza, and the group's main backers — which are nominally U.S. allies — have done nothing to curb this violent and dangerous behavior.

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