Hope follows Hamas's disarmament plan, but Israel remains silent

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

The official said that the Gaza agreement is a phased agreement which must be implemented by stages.

A Hamas official and a diplomat close to the Cairo talks said the progress would be tested by Israel's response and whether this allowed a broad accord to be reached.

CAIRO/WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said Cairo talks between mediators and Hamas leaders have led to a “HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas” in what he described as structured phases.

The second phase of Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza,  was Hamas's disarmament and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territory.

Hamas has said it agreed to a deal to end the war with Israel that included provisions addressing its weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.