Trump and Hamas Say They’ve Reached Deal for Disarmament in Gaza

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President Donald Trump, as well as a senior Hamas official, said Thursday that the Board of Peace has agreed to the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza.

Trump announced the agreement on Truth Social, while the senior Hamas official confirmed it to the BBC and said an official announcement would follow shortly. Israel has not yet commented.

The president’s Truth Social read:

Today, the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza. This is a monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY.

This agreement is a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that will work closely with the Board of Peace to help the Palestinian people. At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks.

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.

One year ago there was a violent raging war, humanitarian crisis and hostages kept in brutal captivity. We have made historic progress and there is still much work to do.

I want to thank the mediators—Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye—for their important efforts, and especially my outstanding team, whose tireless work made this historic breakthrough possible.

The threat that emerged from Gaza on October 7 will NOT be allowed to rebuild!

Under this agreement, Gaza will finally be in the hands of a new Palestinian government that serves its PEOPLE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ON THIS AMAZING DEVELOPMENT, THAT EVERYBODY SAID COULD NEVER BE ACHIEVED!

DONALD J. TRUMP
President of the United States of America

A U.S. official told The Hill on Thursday, “[Israel is] very skeptical that Hamas will disarm. But again, they’re not really being asked to do much in the process because this isn’t really a trust deal. This is really, you know, it’s a conditions-based deal.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House to discuss the war in Iran on Tuesday, despite documented tension between the two leaders. CBS’s Margaret Brennan wrote that a senior Israeli official described the two leaders’ current relationship “as one where Mr. Trump is the senior partner and Israel is the junior.”

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