Hamas Misses Board of Peace Disarmament Deadline; Israeli Ministers Convene to Discuss War Resumption

Hamas failed to accept the Board of Peace's 8-month phased disarmament framework by the Saturday (May 9–10) end-of-week deadline, sources confirmed to the Times of Israel. Hamas was not expected to accept the offer, though talks remained technically ongoing. Israeli ministers were set to convene to discuss renewing the Gaza war, as the IDF's General Staff assessed renewed fighting was 'almost inevitable.' A senior Israeli general told Channel 15 that Hamas's refusal to surrender its weapons and the alleged 'failure' of the International Stabilization Force made a new round of fighting near-certain. The Israeli security cabinet had been weighing operational plans prepared by IDF Southern Command for large-scale war resumption. The Board of Peace previously signaled it would not hold Israel to the terms of the October 2025 ceasefire if Hamas failed to comply, effectively removing international constraints on Israeli military action. Hamas's counter-offer demanded that weapons discussions occur only within a framework ending in Palestinian statehood — which Israel and the US flatly rejected.