Focus on peace process turning to demilitarizing Gaza

(JNS) — A senior Trump administration adviser told reporters on Wednesday that efforts are underway to demilitarize Gaza.

“We’re defining a path that makes everyone feel safe,” the adviser, who declined to be named, told reporters. “It’s not realistic to expect people to just drop arms.”

“The dynamic is complex, but the sentiment from Arab mediators and from Hamas is to keep working together toward a solution,” the adviser said.

The adviser and another senior U.S. adviser, who also spoke to reporters anonymously, told reporters that phase one of the Israel-Hamas war, which focused on deconflic...