‘Monumental step’: Hamas to disarm under deal for Gaza to get new government
Hamas, labelled a terrorist group by the US and Australia, has agreed to a process that will begin with Gaza’s police force within the next two weeks, provided Israel agrees to vacate the territory it has seized.
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Washington: US President Donald Trump said his so-called “Board of Peace” reached an agreement for the complete disarmament of Palestinian Hamas militants and other armed groups in Gaza.
In a post on Truth Social late on Thursday (US time), Trump cast it as a “major milestone in the implementation of the Trump 20-Point Plan” to end Israel’s war in Gaza.
Trump said the deal would be carried out in phases, with Israeli forces withdrawing as disarmament proceeds and an International Stabilisation Force working with a new Palestinian police force to secure the enclave.
Israel and Hamas have not confirmed the agreement publicly.
Trump thanked mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey.
“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,” Trump said. “At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves.”
Earlier in the day, sources said 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, including two children, medics said.
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