Overview
- President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the Board of Peace has agreed a phased plan for the complete disarmament of Hamas, but neither Israel nor Hamas has given an unconditional, independent confirmation of the deal.
- Hamas officials say they will only begin weapons steps after Israel meets ceasefire commitments, ends strikes, loosens restrictions and withdraws forces, framing disarmament as part of a single package of actions.
- U.S. and Board of Peace officials described provisional sequencing, saying Gaza police weapons could be handed to the new technocratic administration in about two weeks while heavy weapons and tunnel decommissioning would take much longer, roughly 200 to 350 days.
- Israeli leaders have signaled the terms fall short of their demand for full demilitarization and domestic politics, including October elections and hard‑line ministers, make Israeli buy‑in uncertain.
- Major operational gaps remain: the International Stabilization Force is under-resourced with only small pilot contingents deployed, funding and vetting for a new Palestinian police force are unresolved, and mediators are preparing follow-up talks that will determine if the plan can be implemented.