Trump's Board of Peace Secures Historic Hamas Disarmament Pact

President Trump announced Thursday evening that his Board of Peace has secured what he called a "HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza," marking the first time Hamas or any other militant faction in the territory has agreed to demilitarize. In a post on Truth Social, Trump called it a "monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY," and said the deal would be carried out in carefully structured phases. Under the agreement, Hamas would relinquish any governing role in Gaza entirely, handing civilian and security responsibility to a new Palestinian technocratic government, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, working in coordination with the Board of Peace. Mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkiye, who had been hosting Hamas negotiators in Cairo for days, helped broker the final text, which reportedly requires a precise disarmament roadmap to be finalized within 14 days.

As disarmament proceeds, Israeli forces are set to withdraw from Gaza in stages, with an International Stabilization Force and a newly formed Palestinian police force assuming responsibility for security in their place. Trump framed the arrangement as a win for both sides, writing that Israel "will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks," while Gaza will finally be governed by a Palestinian administration that "serves its PEOPLE." The plan traces back to the 20-point Gaza peace proposal Trump introduced last fall to end the war that began with Hamas's terrorist attack on southern Israel, and represents the furthest the process has advanced toward a lasting resolution. The full implementation is expected to unfold over roughly seven to eight months, with reciprocal, independently verified steps required from both Hamas and Israel along the way.

The agreement is not without skeptics. Israeli officials have voiced deep doubts that Hamas will actually surrender its weapons, and a senior Hamas negotiator cautioned that his side would not move forward on disarmament unless Israel fulfills its own obligations, including troop withdrawal and progress on reconstruction. Still, for an administration that has staked significant political capital on ending the Gaza war, Thursday's announcement stands as the clearest sign yet that a framework once considered a long shot may finally be within reach. Egypt is expected to host follow-up talks soon to lock in commitments for the next phase of the roadmap, with the region's future security architecture very much still being written.