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

BBC:

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 they have agreed to the Board of Peace’s plan to completely disarm in Gaza and that an official statement will be released soon. Israel has yet to comment.

Trump 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 second phase of a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire plan includes the disarmament of Hamas.

The second phase also includes the reconstruction of Gaza.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said: “This is a major milestone in the implementation of the Trump 20-Point Plan. The agreement will be carried out in carefully structured phases. As disarmament is completed, Israeli forces will withdraw, and 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 also thanked mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey.