Context: CNN | Arab states call on Hamas to disarm and relinquish power in unprecedented move
YES resolution requires meaningful disarmament and relinquishing of power by Hamas, but it does not need to be purely voluntary or total.
If most of Hamas leadership is removed (e.g. by Israeli force) and a remaining Hamas figure or spokesperson announces disarmament, that could count as YES — as long as the action appears substantive and credible.
The disarmament must be real, not just symbolic — and should appear to satisfy the demands of Arab states who called for disarmament.
I would likely wait 1–2 weeks after any such announcement, and look for on-the-ground signs that it’s genuine — e.g.:
Surrender of weapons
Ceasefire compliance
Israel relaxing restrictions, allowing aid or journalist access, etc.
Fringe militant holdouts (e.g. groups like PIJ or Jenin Brigades) do not disqualify a YES resolution, as long as Hamas itself is credibly disarmed and no longer in control.
Update 2025-08-07 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): Important clarification on succession scenarios:
If Israel removes most of Hamas by force and a new group takes charge in Gaza, it would NOT count as YES even if the new group disarms - this would be considered a defeat of Hamas, not Hamas relinquishing power
Exception: If the new group is essentially a reformed version of Hamas (e.g., "Hamas 2.0" or "new age Hamas" with mostly the same people who overthrow the original Hamas leadership), this could resolve YES
Resolution requires a meaningful act of disarmament from Hamas as an organization, recognized by others as a voluntary relinquishment of control
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@Gen If Israel removes Hamas by force and they are out of power, but maybe have a few arms and are like PIJ or the Jenin Brigades, does that count as YES or is that still NO? You need Hamas to VOLUNTARILY agree to this by the end of July 2026 to resolve YES?
@nathanwei If we run a scenario where Israel manages to kill 90% of Hamas leadership and then the last guy's 7th cousin says they're disarming, that would still count, but it would have to be a meaningful disarmament from a leader in Hamas, with real disarmament that appeases the neighbouring Arab states.
In real terms, I'd probably wait about a week or two after such an announcement and if there were very real steps taking place to disarm people in Gaza, and there was very real changes on the Israel side (e.g. relaxing some restrictions such that aid can flow freely, journalist access, or whatever) then I'd comfortably resolve it YES even if there were fringe groups who were refusing to disarm and also refusing to cooperate with the Palestinian leadership (akin to the Jenin Brigades)
Thanks for helping me think this through, I have updated the description -- if you think it needs more refining we can continue to discuss, it seems reasonable to me tho
@nathanwei alternatively, if Israel eradicates 90% of Hamas, there are still people calling themselves Hamas, and a new group comes forward and takes charge in Gaza -- it wouldn't count for them to then disarm the region. In that case, I believe that would be a defeat of Hamas, not Hamas themselves relinquishing power and disarming.
In more complex edge cases (e.g. the group that steps up to replace Hamas is identical in ideology to Hamas) I would still probably say that this is a defeat of Hamas. Unless there is a meaningful act of disarmament from Hamas as an organization, recognized by others as a voluntary relinquishment of control, I'll resolve NO.
In a super-super-edge case of the new group being called "literally Hamas 2.0", then maybe it could resolve YES? e.g. they form "new age Hamas" which has a different set of rules but contains mostly the same people who decide to overthrow the Hamas1.0 leadership and disarm the region, then that should be a YES.