Factbox-Where Trump, Israel and Hamas stand on Gaza roadmap

July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has announced what he described as a breakthrough agreement to end the Gaza war, but major gaps remain over how any deal would be implemented. The central dispute is over sequencing. Hamas says Israel must first meet commitments under the ceasefire agreement reached last

Hamas said that laying down its heavy weapons, which would come later in the process, was contingent on the creation of a Palestinian state, something Israel's current government adamantly rejects.

However sceptical you are, Hamas has moved closer to disarmament. Now Israel must uphold its side of the deal, writes Edmund Heaphy.

Israel and Hamas pointed fingers at each other to make the first move after Donald Trump hailed a ‘new’ agreement towards securing peace

July 31 - U.S. President Donald Trump has announced what he described as a breakthrough agreement to end the Gaza war, but major gaps remain over how any deal would be implemented.

Hamas says it will 'disarm when Israel keeps its word' An unpublished Gaza disarmament agreement obtained by Middle East Eye would place Palestinian weapons under the control of a transitional Palestinian authority, rather than surrendering them to Israel or an international force. Hamas said on Friday that any a

There are many reasons why it might not work. At the same time, it is potentially a rare chink of light in a bleak picture. Hamas has never agreed to disarm before now. Handled carefully and well, there is a chance now to make diplomatic progress. A bargain lies at the heart of the new proposition for Hamas to disarm i

Donald Trump has declared a breakthrough in negotiations over the disarmament of Hamas in Gaza and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, but IsraelI government officials have voiced scepticism over the deal. Lucy Hough speaks to Julian Borger, the Guardian’s senior international correspondent Continue reading...

🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Hamas confirmed Friday it had agreed to a deal with #Israel that would lead to the group's disarmament. 🇺🇸 This was a condition of the second phase of a #Gaza peace plan brokered by #US President Donald #Trump.

Israel news: You cannot trust a word Hamas or Donald Trump says – Lt Col Stuart Crawford  GB News

Hamas agrees to give up arms but uncertainty remains  cnn.com

The realities of politics, war, zero trust, the deaths of thousands and the destruction of Gaza will make any agreement very complicated.

President Trump says Hamas has agreed to the next phase of a Gaza peace plan that would require Hamas to disarm. Charlie D'Agata and contributor Sam Vinograd have more.

Hamas said it agreed to disarm as long as Israel withdraws from Gaza and agrees to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, conditions that dent the prospects of a revival in the protracted peace process.

CAIRO — Hamas said Friday that it will begin disarming as part of a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump that also requires Israel to end its strikes and withdraw from Gaza. It marks a potential breakthrough in ending the war, but implementation faces major challenges.

The war in Gaza began after a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7 2023.

President Trump’s recently constituted Board of Peace laid out 15 steps Friday to complete the implementation of a plan to secure an end to fighting in Gaza, one day after Trump announced that...

While the Trump-convened Board of Peace reportedly hammered out the details, neither Hamas nor Israel has confirmed Trump’s claims.

Hamas has told The Associated Press that it agreed to the deal. Israel has yet to comment

President Donald Trump announced a deal for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, and Hamas confirmed it Friday

Read the full text of the deal for Hamas to disarm and Israel to leave Gaza  AP News

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Israeli withdrawal would proceed in parallel with the implementation and deployment of an international stabilisation force.

Hamas says it will only disarm after Israel meets previous ceasefire commitments, despite President Donald Trump's announcement of a breakthrough U.S.-brokered agreement.

Trump announced Thursday that the Board of Peace had reached an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups

Israel has unleashed fresh airstrikes on Gaza just hours after US President Donald Trump announced a 'historic' disarmament deal, local officials have said.

Implementation of the deal to bring peace to Gaza announced by U.S. President Donald Trump will depend on Israel first meeting its commitments under an agreement reached last year, a senior Hamas official told Reuters on Friday.

Trump will be 'very disappointed' if Israel does not withdraw as part of the agreement

The event also recognized 35 years of Moshe’s activity connecting the two countries and 15 years of Israel House, the public-diplomacy initiative he founded.

US President Donald Trump has announced that Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza have agreed to disarm. He’s calling it a “critical step” toward lasting peace and security in the strip. Trump said Hamas’ disarmament would allow for a Palestinian committee to take over governing in Gaza and Israel’s military withdra

Hamas to disarm in Gaza, Trump announces  The Times

US President Donald Trump announced an agreement had been reached for the disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza as well as the withdrawal of Israeli troops.

There has been no immediate statement from Israel regarding the agreement.

President Trump says a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza. But many hurdles, conditions and long timelines remain to wind down the war in the Palestinian territory.

Middle East analysts are sceptical Hamas will willingly lay down its weapons and that Israel will totally withdraw from Gaza.

Hamas' disarmament has been among the sticking points that have been a hurdle in the advancement of the ceasefire deal.

CAIRO/WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said talks in Cairo between mediators and Hamas leaders on Thursday have led to a phased disarmament agreement in Gaza, but a Hamas official described the deal as a draft and US officials said Israel was skeptical the militant Palestinian group would surre

Hamas member told Al Jazeera all implementation would be conditioned on Israel implementing its part of deal.

Trump Says Deal Reached To Disarm Hamas, Israeli Support For Plan Remains Uncertain  HuffPost

President Trump on Thursday evening announced a deal for Hamas to disarm in “carefully structured phases,” which, if carried out, would address one of the main sticking points for a broader peace deal in Gaza.  “This agreement is a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that w

President Donald Trump declared Thursday that his newly formed "Board of Peace" has reached a "HISTORIC agreement" for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups operating in the Gaza Strip.

The Board of Peace has reached an agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday. Trump hailed the agreement as a “monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY” in the region. “This agreement is a critical step towards Gaza finally bei

The White House and President Trump's Board of Peace believe Hamas could sign an agreement in the coming days to begin disarming and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip, four sources familiar with the matter tell Axios. Why it matters: A signed agreement would represent a dramatic breakthrough in implementing Trump's 20-poin

Hamas moving toward Gaza disarmament deal, Israel says won’t withdraw until full demilitarization  arabnews.com

A fragile ceasefire remains in place between Israel and Hamas, but it has not halted the violence in the Gaza Strip, where 1,207 people were killed since the truce began in October 2025.

The Israeli military on Wednesday said it had struck a mosque in the Gaza Strip which it said had been used by Hamas as a weapons storage facility.

The Israeli military accused Hamas of using the mosque to store weapons. The Hamas-run government’s media office said Israel’s claims aimed to justify its attacks on mosques.