Trump says Board of Peace has reached agreement for disarmament of Hamas

By Helen Sullivan — BBC News

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, calling it a "critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government".

It is unclear whether Hamas and Israel were part of the agreement, and neither party has commented.

Trump said Israel would withdraw from Gaza "as disarmament is completed". The second phase of a US‑brokered Gaza ceasefire plan includes disarmament and reconstruction.

On Truth Social Trump added: "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."

In April, Hamas rejected a disarmament plan from a top figure in Trump’s Gaza peace efforts, a senior Palestinian official told the BBC

The BBC reported earlier that the board was initially expected to help end the war and oversee reconstruction, but its proposed charter does not mention the Palestinian territory and appears designed to supplant UN functions.

Hamas launched an attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. Israel responded with a massive military campaign, killing over 73,290 people—including 21,280 children—according to the Hamas‑run health ministry in Gaza.

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