Trump says Hamas agreed to next phase of Gaza peace deal, including disarmament, negotiated by 'Board of Peace'

President Trump said Thursday evening Hamas and his international "Board of Peace" have agreed on the next steps in a peace deal that includes Hamas' disarmament in the Gaza Strip.
In a Truth Social post, the president called it a 'HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza,' and a 'monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY.'
The exact timetable for disarmament isn't clear. Hamas communicated through mediators that it agreed to the final text of the plan, including decommissioning their weapons, U.S. and Board of Peace officials told reporters Thursday.
Under the plan, Israeli forces would withdraw from parts of Gaza as 'disarmament is completed,' Mr. Trump said Thursday, with an International Stabilization Force and a new Palestinian police force responsible for security.
Under the plan, a transitional authority called the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza would have a monopoly on weapons in the Gaza Strip, and Hamas would need to relinquish any involvement in governance, the officials said.
Police weapons are expected to be the first arms to be relinquished. A new police authority would take control of those weapons, recruit new officers and vet current ones. Then, there would be a decommissioning process for heavy weapons, depots and tunnels once it is confirmed that the parties are upholding their commitments. Personal weapons would be dealt with under Palestinian legislation. The plan also calls for Israel to withdraw from the territory in phases, under a timetable that needs to be finalized, the officials said.
Hamas has agreed to the plan for Gaza's disarmament, a senior Hamas official told CBS News' partner network BBC News. Israel has not yet publicly commented on Mr. Trump's announcement.
Officials said there could be progress on implementation in the next month or two. They said the proposal is built on an assumption of no trust between Israel and Hamas. Neither side expects the other to stick to its commitments, so every aspect of the roadmap is conditional.
Earlier this month, a Hamas official publicly announced that the group was dissolving its government so the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza could take over. Israeli Defense Minister Gideon Sa'ar called the move a 'trick,' writing on social media that Hamas must disarm. "As long as Hamas retains its weapons, any civilian government will of course operate as Hamas dictates," he wrote. "This would allow Hamas to continue oppressing the Palestinian people in Gaza, while pursuing its jihadist war against Israel." (Israeli Defense Minister Gideon Sa'ar, via social media)