Overview
- President Trump and the Board of Peace said Thursday they have agreed on a multistep roadmap that links Hamas disarmament to a staged Israeli withdrawal, with implementation subject to verification.
- Hamas officials, speaking through mediators, told reporters they have accepted the roadmap while Israel has not publicly endorsed the plan and senior Israeli figures expressed skepticism.
- U.S. and Board of Peace briefings say initial transfers will focus on police weapons within about two weeks and that decommissioning heavy arms, tunnels and depots could take roughly 200 to 350 days under staged verification.
- The roadmap assigns weapons authority to a technocratic National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, foresees a new Palestinian police force and an International Stabilization Force to oversee security, and calls for mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey to finalize technical steps in Cairo.
- Officials and analysts warn the process is fragile because it depends on on-the-ground verification, continued ceasefire observance, potential interference by external backers such as Iran, and urgent humanitarian needs for Gaza residents.