Hamas official says it will follow Board of Peace plan to disarm
US President Donald Trump and Hamas say talks with mediators have reached a breakthrough on Gaza that will lead to Hamas disarming and Israel withdrawing from the enclave.
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Mr Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform. ( AP Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson )
US President Donald Trump says Cairo talks between mediators and Hamas leaders have led to a breakthrough on Gaza that could lead to Hamas disarming and Israel withdrawing.
"HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas", Mr Trump posted on social media.
He said the plan would be carried out in phases and eventually lead to Israeli forces withdrawing.
Earlier today, sources told Reuters news agency that talks between mediators and Hamas leaders in Cairo on implementing a US-brokered Gaza peace plan made rare progress, although an Israeli official said proposed terms were not satisfactory.
Israeli strikes killed at least six Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, local time, including two children, medics said.