Hamas Given End-of-Week Deadline to Accept Disarmament Proposal

The Board of Peace (BoP) issued a formal ultimatum to Hamas on April 7, 2026, requiring the group to accept a phased disarmament framework by the end of the week — effectively by Saturday April 11. The FDD characterized this as Hamas signaling outright unwillingness to cooperate. The ultimatum came after Hamas armed wing spokesman Abu Obeida's April 5 rejection of disarmament as 'not acceptable.' Mediators in Doha and Cairo warned that failure to respond positively could lead Israel to resume combat operations in Gaza. The deadline marks a critical inflection point for the Board of Peace reconstruction framework, which requires Hamas disarmament as a precondition for unlocking $50B+ in reconstruction funding.