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NPR has learned that President Trump's Board of Peace has given Hamas a formal proposal to lay down its weapons.

The proposal calls for Hamas and all other militant groups in Gaza to decommission their weapons, as NPR's Daniel Eshton reports from Jerusalem.

The demilitarization proposal was handed over to Hamas last week.

That's according to a senior U.S. official, another official in the Mideast,

and a third person briefed on the matter.

They spoke to NPR on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about it publicly.

A Hamas official denied having received a proposal.

One person briefed on the proposal called it a

comprehensive framework for Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza to decommission their weapons,

so the new transitional Palestinian leadership would be responsible for all weapons in Gaza.

The person said if Hamas accepts the proposal, it would ensure large-scale reconstruction in Gaza,

and that Hamas is expected to respond to the proposal in about a week's time after the Muslim

Eid holiday. Daniel Estrin NPR News, Jerusalem.

The Senate is one step closer to confirming President Trump's new choice to run the Department

of Homeland Security, Oklahoma Republican Senator Mark Wayne

Mullen, as NPR's Elena Moore reports. The Senate Homeland Security Committee has voted to

advance Mullen's nomination, with eight lawmakers voting four and seven against. Senator John

Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the sole Democrat to vote yes, and the only Republican on the

panel to vote no, committee chairman ran Paul

of Kentucky. During Mullin's committee hearing on Wednesday, Paul questioned whether he was the right

person to lead DHS, zeroing in on Mullen's temperament and frequent use of violent rhetoric.

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