On 30 July, Trump announced that the Board of Peace had secured a “historic” roadmap under which Hamas and other Gaza armed groups would fully disarm in phases, verified independently, while governance passes to an appointed National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.

Implementation is reciprocal and sequential: each verified step of demilitarization is to be matched by further IDF withdrawals, with an International Stabilization Force and new Palestinian police eventually assuming security duties.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has not accepted the draft, insisting the IDF will not pull back from current lines until Hamas is fully disarmed, leaving the critical sequencing of withdrawal versus disarmament unresolved.

A key part of President Donald Trump’s comprehensive 20-point peace plan for Gaza was the establishment of the Board of Peace. It appears the international organization has made progress. Trump announced a breakthrough in the negotiations with the terrorist group Hamas on July 30. In what is being called a “landmark agreement,” Hamas and other armed Palestinian factions in Gaza have agreed to complete disarmament.

Hamas Agrees to Disarm

When the Board of Peace was first announced on Jan. 22, the expectations for the group were to establish stability, restore a lawful government, and obtain a lasting peace. If the agreement with Hamas to disarm is finalized, it will be a significant and welcome diplomatic win for the Trump administration. In a Truth Social post, the president was upbeat:

“Today [July 30], the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other........

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