the Tel al-Sultan area west of Rafah will be the first location to which unarmed civilians with no ties to Hamas will be directed, noting that a multinational force led by the Peace Council will be deployed in the area after being stationed at a base prepared near the Gaza Strip.
She added that the forces would be equipped with non-firearm means to maintain security within the humanitarian zones, while the Israeli occupation army would continue to control the areas outside those centers.
According to the newspaper, medical and food aid will be sent to shelters, and the "Peace Council" will establish logistical centers around the Gaza Strip to manage those centers and receive international forces, as part of the implementation of the second phase of US President Donald Trump's plan on Gaza.
She noted that the plan includes the creation of mobile housing units and the provision of basic services to residents, while postponing permanent reconstruction, claiming that these measures aim to gradually reduce Hamas' influence in the sector.
In contrast, Hamas expressed hope on Tuesday that the arrival of international forces would mark "the beginning of the implementation of their assigned tasks, which are to separate the Palestinians from the occupation army and to work to stop its violations" in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said in a statement that the movement calls on the "Peace Council" to begin the actual implementation of the terms of the ceasefire agreement, by bringing in the National Committee for the Management of the Sector, providing real humanitarian aid, obligating Israel to withdraw from Gaza, and launching the reconstruction process.
Hamas's position came after the Peace Council announced the arrival of the first tactical vehicles to the Endurance logistics support area near the Kerem Abu Salem crossing, which is used to receive equipment and personnel of the international stabilization force before they are gradually transferred into the Gaza Strip.
This coincides with a visit by a Hamas delegation to Cairo to complete negotiations on implementing the second phase of the ceasefire agreement. The movement said that Palestinian factions had presented proposals in recent days that it described as "acceptable and logical" for implementing the agreement, and that these proposals had been welcomed by the mediators.
For his part, the political advisor to the head of Hamas’ political bureau, Taher al-Nunu, explained that the round of talks will address completing the discussion of the roadmap prepared by the High Representative of the “Peace Council,” Nikolay Mladenov, which includes the complete Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the deployment of international protection forces, and the National Committee taking over the administration of Gaza, in addition to the reconstruction files.
On September 29, 2025, Trump announced a 20-point plan to end the Israeli war on Gaza, including the release of Israeli prisoners, the disarmament of Hamas, a partial Israeli withdrawal from the Strip, the formation of a technocratic government, and the deployment of an international stabilization force.
The first phase of the plan came into effect on October 10, 2025. While Hamas complied with the requirements of the first phase, Israel reneged on its commitments and continued its attacks.
Despite Tel Aviv's disavowal, Trump announced in mid-January the start of the second phase, which includes a broader withdrawal of the Israeli occupation army and reconstruction, in exchange for the disarmament of the factions, which Israel also did not implement and went beyond by insisting on disarmament first.
The ceasefire agreement was reached after two years of genocide that began with Israel on October 7, 2023, with American support, and left about 73,000 martyrs and more than 173,000 wounded Palestinians, most of them children and women, and destruction that affected 90% of the civilian infrastructure.
