Trump Claims Gaza Fighting Minimal, Hamas Ready to Disarm

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that there is "not much fighting" in Gaza and that Hamas is prepared to "give up its weapons." Trump made these remarks aboard Air Force One, praising the work of his special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in achieving a ceasefire in Gaza last year. He also cited the return of all hostages as evidence of their success. However, the article notes that Israel continues to conduct near-daily strikes in Gaza against what it describes as Hamas operatives posing a threat, though these operations frequently result in civilian casualties, including women and children.

Separately, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have vehemently denied claims made in a new Israeli documentary suggesting that the military planned or executed an attack in Gaza with an anticipated 500 civilian casualties. The documentary, titled "N.Z.A." (an acronym for incidental damage), features an individual who claims to have been an Israeli intelligence soldier. This individual is quoted as saying that while actual civilian deaths are not always tracked, an approval for 500 casualties was given on one occasion.

The IDF issued a strong denial, calling the claim "completely false" and stating that no such attack was ever planned, approved, or carried out. The military emphasized that no credible claims suggesting an IDF attack resulted in anywhere near that number of fatalities have ever been raised. The IDF further asserted that the filmmakers, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shore, could not independently verify the claim and provided no supporting evidence before publishing it. The military also pointed out that details regarding the interviewee's service and role are impossible to verify independently.

The IDF had previously stated on Friday that it "completely rejects" the documentary's allegations, stressing that decisions regarding strike targets are made solely by human personnel, not artificial intelligence. The military also noted that the quoted segments involved claims about national and military strategy that were likely beyond the knowledge of junior soldiers and referenced situations where intelligence personnel interviewed for the film were not involved in their capacity.