Hamas says it has agreed to disarm after Trump announces Board of Peace plan

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Hamas says it has agreed to disarm after Trump announces Board of Peace plan
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Palestinians inspect the site of Wednesday's Israeli strike on a house in Gaza City, 30 July 2026.
US President Donald Trump says the Board of Peace has reached an agreement for the "complete disarmament" of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza.

A senior Hamas official has told the BBC the group has agreed to the Board of Peace's plan to completely disarm in Gaza and that an official statement would be released soon. Israel has yet to comment.

The board said in a statement that the agreement concludes months of "intensive, good faith negotiations", and that the board's focus is now on implementation.

It is part of the second phase of a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire plan includes the disarmament of Hamas, the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the reconstruction of Gaza.

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Hamas says it agrees to disarm in Gaza after Trump announces Board of Peace plan, with Israel yet to comment​

The US president said Israel would withdraw from Gaza "as disarmament is completed" and called the agreement "a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government".

"The International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbors," he said in a post on Truth Social.

Trump said the agreement marked a "major milestone in the implementation of the Trump 20-Point Plan", and he thanked mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey.



A US official, asked on a call with reporters about how hopeful the US is that Israel will agree to withdraw from Gaza once Hamas has disarmed, said, "We're not asking Israel to do anything other than agree to the 20-point plan that they agreed to, initially. And so we're very confident they will adhere to it."

If Israel decides not to withdraw, Trump would be "very disappointed", the official said. The official said the US believes Israel would continue to be a good partner.

The BBC has seen the agreement, which provides for the inventorying and storage of Hamas's remaining heavy weapons under Palestinian supervision. This potentially removes the most significant obstacle to advancing the Trump-backed peace initiative for Gaza.

US officials said smaller groups in Gaza would be disarmed first, before Hamas begins dismantling what they described as its state-like military infrastructure of tunnels, weapons depots and production facilities - a process they acknowledged would take considerably longer.

The officials said the plan was deliberately built on "zero trust" and with verification, with neither Hamas nor Israel moving to the next phase until the other has fulfilled its commitments.

According to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry, at least 1,168 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect last October.

Four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Palestinian attacks in Gaza over the same period.

Cairo is set to host a meeting "soon" of the Gaza truce mediators, which also include the United States, Qatar and Turkey, state-linked Al-Qahera News reported early Friday.

Earlier in the day, unnamed sources who spoke to Reuters reported that talks between the mediators and Hamas leaders in Cairo on implementing the US-brokered Gaza peace plan had made rare progress, but an Israeli official said the proposed terms were not satisfactory.

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Following Trump's announcement, the Times of Israel reported, citing an unnamed source, that the agreement had been signed between negotiators from Hamas as well as the board and mediating countries.

But it said that "an Israeli office" issued a statement saying the disarmament proposal did not meet Jerusalem's demands.

Earlier in the day, Israeli media reported that Israel was opposed to a deal that was being discussed with Hamas.

In April this year, Hamas rejected the disarmament plan of a top figure in Trump's Gaza peace efforts, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations told the BBC.

Earlier this month, Hamas elected a new leader, Khalil al-Hayya. He replaced Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by the Israeli military in Gaza in October 2024. As the chief negotiator for Hamas, Hayya led the group's delegations at indirect ceasefire talks, meeting mediators in Egypt and Qatar.

The BBC reported earlier this year that the board was originally thought to be aimed at helping end the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and oversee reconstruction. But its proposed charter does not mention the Palestinian territory and appears to be designed to supplant functions of the UN.




Hamas led an attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage.

Israel responded by launching a massive military campaign in Gaza, during which more than 73,290 people have been killed, including 21,280 children, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry, whose figures are considered reliable by the UN.

In 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC), issued arrest warrants over alleged war crimes for Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, and as well as the military commander of Hamas, Mohammed Deif. Israel has said Deif was killed in an air strike.

Prime Minister Netanyahu condemned the ICC's decision as "antisemitic", while Hamas said the warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant had set an "important historical precedent".

A UN commission of inquiry said in September 2025 that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Israel's foreign ministry said it categorically rejected the report, denouncing it as "distorted and false".

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

27 member states Albania Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bulgaria Cambodia Egypt El Salvador Hungary Indonesia Israel Jordan Kazakhstan Kosovo Kuwait Mongolia Morocco Pakistan Paraguay Qatar Saudi Arabia Turkey United Arab Emirates United States Uzbekistan Vietnam.

Well, well, well... These 27 countries helped make Israel a stronger nation by removing many of the obstacles it faced, all while sharing coffee with Trump recently.
Yet, many of them shed crocodile tears for the people of Palestine.

Israel is becoming a safer country day by day. In recent years, it has achieved many of the security objectives it had pursued for a long time, at least from its own national security perspective.

 

[Indos]

27 member states Albania Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bulgaria Cambodia Egypt El Salvador Hungary Indonesia Israel Jordan Kazakhstan Kosovo Kuwait Mongolia Morocco Pakistan Paraguay Qatar Saudi Arabia Turkey United Arab Emirates United States Uzbekistan Vietnam.

Well, well, well... These 27 countries helped make Israel a stronger nation by removing many of the obstacles it faced, all while sharing coffee with Trump.
Yet, many of them shed crocodile tears for the people of Palestine.

Dude, your words will be judged by God right ? Do you prefer Hamas keep being Iranian proxy and Israel use them as pretext to genocide Palestinian or rather become more pragmatic and avoid Palestinan being massacred ?

This is real world, not heaven. We have to be pragmatic due to conflicting interests between powers

The Trump initiatives with other Muslim countries does help the genocide getting stopped.

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Dude, your words will be judged by God right ? Do you prefer Hamas keep being Iranian proxy and Israel use them as pretext to genocide Palestinian or rather become more pragmatic and avoid Palestinan being massacred ?

This is real world, not heaven. We have to be pragmatic due to conflicting interests between powers

The Trump initiatives with other Muslim countries does help the genocide getting stopped.

Since day one, I've been saying that these third-party armed groups are the biggest losers for the Palestinian cause. When they carried out attacks that killed many innocent people, I saw people celebrating. Even then, I said there was nothing to celebrate because, in the end, it would be ordinary Palestinians who would pay the highest price.

I was criticized, and many members claimed that, because I'm Indian, I was simply supporting Israel. But I was only pointing out what I believed were the likely consequences. Groups like these often end up bringing immense suffering not only to their own people but also to the wider region.

The same pattern appeared during the Israel–Iran conflict. Many celebrated whenever Israeli cities were hit by Iranian missiles, but they ignored the heavy price Iran itself was paying and the broader consequences of supporting armed non-state actors.

I have always supported the disarmament of such non-state armed groups, regardless of which country they operate in. No country or society benefits when armed non-state actors fuel violence and instability.

 

[Master Chief]

Well, well, well... These 27 countries helped make Israel a stronger nation by removing many of the obstacles it faced, all while sharing coffee with Trump recently.
Yet, many of them shed crocodile tears for the people of Palestine.

I have always supported the disarmament of such non-state armed groups, regardless of which country they operate in. No country or society benefits when armed non-state actors fuel violence and instability.

Like the indecisive Hindustani you are, you can't seem to make your mind up.

Do you support the work of these 27 countries in improving Palestinian society or do you claim those 27 countries have harmed the people of Palestine?

Both can't be true.

Such is the cognitive dichotomy of uneducated folk being indoctrinated to loathe a certain nation.

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Like the indecisive Hindustani you are, you can't seem to make your mind up.

Do you support the work of these 27 countries in improving Palestinian society or do you claim those 27 countries have harmed the people of Palestine?

Both can't be true.

Such is the cognitive dichotomy of uneducated folk being indoctrinated to loathe a certain nation.

The problem is that I don't find anything good happening for paletians.

The humanitarian situation is far worse than in 2022. Gaza has suffered massive destruction, very high civilian casualties, displacement, and damage to homes, hospitals, schools, and infrastructure.

Israel has achieved several strategic objectives compared with 2022, including significantly degrading Hamas' military capabilities and now getting disarm.

These road of peace basically for only one purpose, Israel to be safe... No advocate for paletians now.... One alone iran is fighting but paying high cost

 

[hussain0216]

27 member states Albania Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bulgaria Cambodia Egypt El Salvador Hungary Indonesia Israel Jordan Kazakhstan Kosovo Kuwait Mongolia Morocco Pakistan Paraguay Qatar Saudi Arabia Turkey United Arab Emirates United States Uzbekistan Vietnam.

Well, well, well... These 27 countries helped make Israel a stronger nation by removing many of the obstacles it faced, all while sharing coffee with Trump recently.
Yet, many of them shed crocodile tears for the people of Palestine.

Israel is becoming a safer country day by day. In recent years, it has achieved many of the security objectives it had pursued for a long time, at least from its own national security perspective.

Israel is screwed

It's internally weaker then ever

A international pariah, with even the U.S public now more positive towards Palestinians them it is Israel

Palestinian population is still rising fast, it's still with a Average age of 20,

Israel just like the crusader state will be expelled from the middle east

 

[hussain0216]

Americans now have increasingly negative views of Israelis as views of

Americans' views of the Israeli people and government have grown more negative across party lines and age groups, while opinions of Palestinians have held largely steady.

www.pewresearch.org

The most important thing you have to look at is the view of younger people

Once the boomers die off, Israel will face a crisis

They are trying to force facts on the ground but their own behaviour has burnt multiple bridges

What's more, Israel is now facing a true political and societal crises between it's secular population and the haredi types and it's only going to get worse


The cracks in Israel society are turning into fissures and they have more Palestinians then ever to deal with

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Israel is screwed

It's internally weaker then ever

A international pariah, with even the U.S public now more positive towards Palestinians them it is Israel

Palestinian population is still rising fast, it's still with a Average age of 20,

Israel just like the crusader state will be expelled from the middle east

I would say Israel is one of the most protected countries. No one can directly attack it without risking confrontation with the U.S. at present. That's one of the reasons the U.S. is ensuring Israel's security while encouraging other countries to join board-of-peace-plan and normalization initiatives.

It's all about the safety of Israel. The USA does not not and never cares about Palestinians.

 

[Master Chief]

The problem is that I don't find anything good happening for paletians.

The humanitarian situation is far worse than in 2022. Gaza has suffered massive destruction, very high civilian casualties, displacement, and damage to homes, hospitals, schools, and infrastructure.

Israel has achieved several strategic objectives compared with 2022, including significantly degrading Hamas' military capabilities and now getting disarm.

These road of peace basically for only one purpose, Israel to be safe... No advocate for paletians now.... One alone iran is fighting but paying high cost

You didn't answer the question.

Has Pakistan assisted Palestinian civilians in preserving their lives and livelihoods or not?

Why does it pain you so much to answer this question?

Either Palestinians have been helped by the peace initiative or they have not.

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

You didn't answer the question.

Has Pakistan assisted Palestinian civilians in preserving their lives and livelihoods or not?

Why does it pain you so much to answer this question?

Either Palestinians have been helped by the peace initiative or they have not.

Yaar, do you think charity work is that important in this context? Even when any country faces a natural disaster, many countries provide humanitarian aid and charity. It's completely irrelevant to the broader context.

 

[Master Chief]

Yaar, do you think charity work is that important in this context? Even when any country faces a natural disaster, many countries provide humanitarian aid and charity. It's completely irrelevant to the broader context.

Pakistan is one of the 27 nations you mentioned in post no. 2.

Do not obfuscate. Answer the question. Which of your contradictory positions are you preserving and which are you discarding?

Were ordinary Palestinian citizens helped or harmed by the present peace initiative?

 

[Ali_Baba]

Israel is screwed

It's internally weaker then ever

A international pariah, with even the U.S public now more positive towards Palestinians them it is Israel

Palestinian population is still rising fast, it's still with a Average age of 20,

Israel just like the crusader state will be expelled from the middle east

Israel is screwed with Democrats of all demographics in the USA, and the young republicans. That is why they are embedding themselves deep deep in the US military system through section 224 so that direct sport cannot be tracked anymore.

 

[hussain0216]

Israel is screwed with Democrats of all demographics in the USA, and the young republicans. That is why they are embedding themselves deep deep in the US military system through section 224 so that direct sport cannot be tracked anymore.

Their desperate to find alternatives

Never have the Israeli been hated so much in both the east and west

Iran has come through a difficult situation, but it has emerged and will have revenge on its mind

Syria, whilst people think Sharar or whatever his name is, is COMPLICIT

I would say he is much much smarter and with Turkish guidance is saying EXACTLY what he needs to say whilst planning with Turkey and the Arabs


Their is a reason why Israel is trying to point fingers at Turkey


The economic fallout of the Iran war will still hit hard

And the Palestinian problem was always one of a fast growing population, that just keeps growing and the Israeli can't move the population anywhere


They are making a two state solution, impossible whilst being in control of a area where the Palestinians now outnumber the Jews


So much factors at play

 

[hussain0216]

Current Jew population of Israel is 7.5 million

Currently population of Palestinians is
3.5 million in West Bank
2.1 million in Gaza
2.2 million inside Israel

Not including millions of Palestinians outside the above areas or Jews anywhere else



Average age of Jews in Israel is 32, and much higher across the world


The average age of Palestinians is 20


The Palestinians don't have mandatory service
They marry earlier and have children faster
And with a major YOUTH BULGE their population is set to sky rocket



The Jews however, have a problem about 20-22% of Israel is now ARAB

The fastest growing segment outside of Arabs is the Haredi
These guys a a strain on Israel, they don't join the military, don't contribute economically and they now form a major proportion of the youth and politics


Combine all the above with massive hatred for Israel both regionally and across the world
And the old boomers starting to die off, then you can see the problem



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