President Donald Trump announced a historic agreement to secure the disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza. As of early Thursday evening, Hamas had not confirmed the deal.

Details of the Agreement

Disarming Hamas is a critical step in implementing Trump’s multi-phase peace plan to end the war in Gaza and set up a technocratic government for the strip. Mediators have been trying to negotiate with Hamas for months on implementing the plan, but there is skepticism in the region that Hamas will hold up its end of the bargain.

Trump said the agreement would pave the way for Gaza to be governed by “a new Palestinian government” working alongside his Board of Peace, while ensuring “Israel will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks.”

Implementation and Next Steps

The president asserted that the agreement would be implemented in phases. As armed groups are disarmed, he wrote, Israeli forces will withdraw and an International Stabilization Force, working alongside a new Palestinian police force, will assume responsibility for security in Gaza.

Original reporting: El Paso News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.