President Donald Trump announced on Thursday an agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas militants in Gaza — what he called a “monumental step” toward ending conflict in the region.
Under the agreement — another phase of a ceasefire plan he unveiled last fall — Israeli forces will withdraw as Hamas completes the disarmament process, Trump wrote on Truth Social. He said Palestinians would work closely with the Board of Peace, which was established in January to oversee implementation of the peace plan, in hopes of moving toward “Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government.”
Israel and Hamas have not commented on the announcement, and it remains unclear if or how either party plans to honor the disarmament. The U.S. has been in close coordination with Israel “every step of the way,” administration and Board of Peace officials said Thursday, though Israel remains “very skeptical that Hamas will disarm.”