Hamas Formally Rejects Board of Peace Disarmament Plan as Extended Tuesday Deadline Passes

On April 14, 2026 — the extended Tuesday deadline set by the Board of Peace for Hamas to formally accept or reject its phased disarmament framework — Hamas rejected the disarmament clause outright. Haaretz reported that Hamas remained firmly opposed to the Board of Peace's mandate, which required Hamas to decommission offensive weapons including rockets, drones, anti-tank missiles, and maps of the Gaza tunnel network in exchange for reconstruction guarantees and a phased Israeli withdrawal. The rejection followed Hamas's submission of counterproposals on April 11 that Board of Peace High Representative Nickolay Mladenov and mediators found insufficient as a basis for proceeding to Phase Two. Hamas's stated position: it would not enter any disarmament discussion until Israel fulfilled all Phase One ceasefire obligations — including a complete IDF withdrawal from populated areas, restoration of full humanitarian aid flows, and a credible political pathway toward Palestinian statehood. Hamas characterized the disarmament demand as 'asking an occupied people to surrender its only leverage without a guaranteed end to occupation.' The Foundation for Defense of Democracies noted the IDF had documented 14 ceasefire violations by Hamas and other Palestinian factions between April 8–16.