President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the Board of Peace reached what he called “a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all armed groups in Gaza,” calling it a major milestone in his 20-point peace plan.
Trump wrote, “The agreement will be carried out in carefully structured phases.”
Board of Peace Confirms Roadmap
The Board of Peace, joined by mediators Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye and the United States, said Hamas agreed to a detailed roadmap for the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, according to a statement from the group. Officials said Hamas committed for the first time to relinquishing all weapons ahead of an Israeli withdrawal.
In his post, Trump thanked the mediators and his negotiating team, saying Gaza will transition to a new Palestinian government working with the Board of Peace while Israel gains security guarantees. He warned the threat that emerged on Oct. 7 “will NOT be allowed to rebuild.”
Skepticism Clouds the Breakthrough
Despite Trump’s characterization of the deal as final, Reuters reported a Hamas official described it only as a draft, and U.S. officials said Israel remains skeptical Hamas will actually surrender its weapons. A Hamas source told Reuters the draft calls for heavy weapons to be stored under Palestinian, not Israeli, control.
Hamas negotiator Ghazi Hamad told Al Jazeera the group won’t act on disarmament until Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza.
Israel’s formal endorsement of the roadmap remains unconfirmed. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in Washington on Wednesday as part of a broader round of talks with U.S. officials.
The plan follows U.N. Security Council Resolution 2803 and will be overseen by the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza and the International Stabilization Force.
Violence Persists on the Ground
Underscoring the fragile truce, Israeli strikes killed at least three people in Gaza Thursday, including two children, even as mediators met Hamas leaders in Cairo. Gaza health officials said the deaths add to a toll exceeding 1,200 Palestinians killed since the ceasefire took effect.
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