Level 1 — Absolute Beginner
President Trump said Hamas agreed to give up its weapons in Gaza.
A group called the Board of Peace made a plan with Hamas. Helpers from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkiye worked on the plan.
In the plan, Hamas will give its weapons to a new group. Israel's soldiers will leave Gaza in steps.
Israel has not said yes to the plan yet. Hamas says it will only follow the plan if Israel does its part too.
- disarm
- to give up or stop using weapons
- agreement
- when two or more sides decide on the same plan
- mediator
- a person or group who helps two sides reach an agreement
- withdraw
- to move soldiers or forces away from a place
- roadmap
- a step-by-step plan for how to reach a goal
- committee
- a group of people chosen to do a particular job
- obligation
- something a person or group must do
- skepticism
- a feeling of doubt about whether something is true or will happen
Level 2 — Elementary
President Trump announced that the US-led Board of Peace has reached an agreement with Hamas for the complete disarmament of the group and other armed factions in Gaza.
The agreement was finalized after mediators from Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye, and the United States worked together on a roadmap for the next phase of the ceasefire in Gaza.
Under the plan, Hamas and other armed groups would hand over their weapons to a new National Committee, which would help administer Gaza, while Israeli forces would withdraw from the territory in stages as the disarmament process moves forward.
So far, Israel has not publicly agreed to the latest proposal, and Hamas has said it will not carry out its part of the deal unless Israel fulfills its own obligation to withdraw, leaving many Palestinians caught between hope and doubt.
- faction
- a small group within a larger organization that has its own goals
- finalize
- to complete or settle the final details of something
- ceasefire
- an agreement to stop fighting, usually for a period of time
- administer
- to manage or be responsible for running something
- territory
- an area of land controlled by a particular government or group
- propose
- to suggest a plan or idea for others to consider
- fulfill
- to complete or carry out something that was promised
- displacement
- the forced movement of people away from their homes
Level 3 — Intermediate
President Trump announced that the US-led Board of Peace and the International Stabilization Force for Gaza had finalized an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed factions, following negotiations conducted with mediators from Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye, and the United States.
Under the terms of the roadmap, a precise disarmament schedule must be prepared within fourteen days, subject to approval by an international verification body and the consent of all parties involved, with implementation proceeding in stages as Israeli forces withdraw in tandem with the handover of weapons.
A Board of Peace official confirmed that Hamas and other armed factions would surrender their arsenals to a newly established National Committee tasked with administering Gaza, a structure intended to provide governance during the transitional period.
The announcement, however, has been met with considerable skepticism: Israel has not publicly endorsed the proposal, and Hamas has stated it will not implement any part of the deal unless Israel fulfills its reciprocal obligations, all while Palestinians continue to endure repeated displacement and severe shortages of food, medicine, and shelter.
- stabilization
- the process of making a situation more secure and less likely to change suddenly
- negotiation
- formal discussion aimed at reaching an agreement
- verification
- the process of checking that something is true or accurate
- in tandem
- happening together or at the same time as something else
- arsenal
- a collection of weapons belonging to a group or country
- transitional
- relating to a period of change from one state or condition to another
- reciprocal
- given or done in return for something similar
- endure
- to suffer something difficult or painful over a period of time
Level 4 — Advanced
President Trump announced that the US-led Board of Peace, together with the International Stabilization Force for Gaza, had finalized an agreement stipulating the complete disarmament of Hamas and allied armed factions, the product of negotiations conducted by mediators drawn from Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye, and the United States.
Under the roadmap's provisions, a precise disarmament timetable must be drafted within a fourteen-day window, contingent upon endorsement from an international verification body and the assent of all parties, with implementation unfolding in phased stages synchronized with a corresponding Israeli military withdrawal.
A Board of Peace official confirmed that Hamas and its allied factions would relinquish their arsenals to a newly constituted National Committee, a governing structure designed to administer Gaza throughout the transitional period preceding any longer-term political settlement.
The announcement has nonetheless been received with pronounced skepticism, given that Israel has withheld public endorsement of the proposal and Hamas has conditioned its own compliance on Israel discharging its reciprocal withdrawal obligations, circumstances that leave the roadmap's viability uncertain even as Palestinians continue to endure recurrent displacement and acute shortages of food, medicine, and shelter.
- stipulate
- to state a requirement as part of an agreement
- contingent
- dependent on something else happening first
- assent
- formal approval or agreement
- synchronized
- made to happen or operate at the same time or rate
- relinquish
- to give up or surrender something formally
- constituted
- formally established or set up
- discharge
- to fulfill or carry out a duty or obligation
- viability
- the ability of something to work or succeed
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