Trump claims 'historic' Gaza disarmament deal with Hamas, Israeli troops to withdraw in phases

US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that the newly created Board of Peace had secured a "historic" agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the agreement marked a "monumental step" towards lasting peace and security and would pave the way for Gaza to be governed by a new Palestinian administration working with the Board of Peace.

"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.

He said the agreement would be implemented in carefully structured phases under his administration's "20-Point Plan".

According to Trump, Israeli forces would withdraw from Gaza as disarmament progressed, while an International Stabilization Force and a new Palestinian police force would assume responsibility for security in the territory.

Trump said the agreement would ensure that "the threat that emerged from Gaza on October 7 will NOT be allowed to rebuild."

He thanked Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye for their mediation efforts and praised his negotiating team for achieving what he described as a breakthrough.

However, Hamas had not publicly acknowledged or confirmed the reported agreement by Thursday evening.

According to BBC, a senior Hamas official said that they have agreed to the plan and that an official statement will be released soon.

Hamas and other armed factions would ultimately surrender their weapons to the committee in phases, with police weapons to be handed over first and personal weapons last, reported CNN, citing a Board of Peace official.

The Board of Peace, in a post on X after Trump's announcement, said Hamas had, "for the first time", committed to an actionable plan to relinquish all its weapons, which would be followed by an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

The development comes weeks after Hamas announced it would dissolve its government in Gaza, a move seen by analysts as increasing pressure on Israel amid stalled progress in the US-brokered ceasefire process.

Hamas' earlier statement, however, made no reference to disarmament.

Trump unveiled the Board of Peace in January during a signing ceremony in Davos attended by representatives from fewer than 20 countries.

According to its charter, the body is intended to serve as a more agile international peace-building mechanism, with its chairman vested with wide-ranging powers, including inviting member states, breaking tie votes, determining meeting schedules and creating or dissolving subsidiary bodies.

The board will be financed through contributions from member states, which will serve three-year terms.

Trump has invited several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to join the initiative.

India has not joined the Board of Peace as a full member and participated only as an observer at its inaugural meeting.