Donald Trump announces Hamas disarmament agreement through Board of Peace

President Donald Trump announced a "historic agreement" for the complete disarmament of Hamas in Gaza, brokered by his Board of Peace. While a senior Hamas official confirmed the group's consent, an Israeli source rejected the deal as unsatisfactory, demanding full demilitarization as a precondition. The plan calls for a phased disarmament, Israeli withdrawal, and governance by a new technocratic body supported by an international force.

Trump disarmament announcement

• ▪The agreement was reached by Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" and announced on his Truth Social platform
• ▪Donald Trump stated the disarmament would be implemented in "carefully structured phases."
• ▪On July 30, 2026, US President Donald Trump announced an agreement for the "COMPLETE DISARMAMENT" of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza
• ▪Donald Trump thanked mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkiye for their role in the agreement
• ▪A senior Hamas official confirmed to the BBC that the group has agreed to the Board of Peace's plan to completely disarm in Gaza

Israeli rejection of proposal

• ▪An Israeli political source stated the proposed disarmament deal does not "satisfactorily" address Israeli demands
• ▪An Israeli official stated that Israel would not withdraw from the Yellow Line in Gaza until Hamas is disarmed and the Strip is fully demilitarized
• ▪Israel demands the complete disarmament of Hamas and full demilitarization of the Gaza Strip as a precondition for any process
• ▪Israel has not issued an official comment on Donald Trump's announcement

Cairo negotiations progress

• ▪The agreement follows talks in Cairo between Hamas leaders and mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkiye
• ▪Cairo is scheduled to host a meeting "soon" to discuss implementing the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan

Hamas weapons stance

• ▪Sources close to Hamas indicated the group was willing to "confine and store" heavy weapons under a Palestinian body rather than hand them to Israel
• ▪On July 6, Hamas announced the dissolution of the governing body it had led in Gaza for nearly two decades

Roadmap implementation details

• ▪A technocratic body, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), is planned to assume day-to-day governance
• ▪An International Stabilization Force (ISF) will work with a new Palestinian police force to manage security in Gaza after the Israeli withdrawal
• ▪A draft of the agreement requires the implementation schedule for the weapons inventory process to be prepared within 14 days

Ongoing violence during ceasefire

• ▪Despite a ceasefire being in place since October, Israeli strikes have continued in Gaza
• ▪According to Gaza health officials, over 1,200 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire took effect
• ▪The war in Gaza has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry
• ▪On July 30, 2026, Israeli strikes killed at least four people in Gaza, including two children