Israel launches attacks across Gaza one day after Hamas agrees to disarm

Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least two Palestinians, hours after Hamas agreed to a draft peace deal.

There is a major development in the effort to bring lasting peace to Gaza. Hamas says it has agreed to a U.S.-backed framework that would ultimately see the militant group give up its weapons and control of Gaza, while Israeli forces withdraw from the territory. Nick Shifrin reports.

The Palestinian militant group said it had accepted a US-backed plan under which its weapons would be transferred to a new Palestinian governing body as Israeli forces withdraw in phases, though Israel has yet to endorse the agreement and insists any pullback depends on Hamas's complete disarmament.

If implemented, the road map to peace would mark the first time Hamas has formally agreed to dismantle its military wing since seizing control of Gaza in 2007.

Hamas has agreed to disarm and hand over weapons under a new Trump-brokered deal, a major step towards implementing the Gaza ceasefire plan. Read more.

Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a deal that includes handing over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip. The deal is aimed at implementing the long-stalled second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan brokered by US President Dona

In an interview, prominent Palestinian-American scholar and former mediator in the hostage deal talks, Dr. Bishara Bahbah, described what he characterized as Hamas's most far-reaching proposal.

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

Hamas reached an agreement to disarm, officials said yesterday, a significant move that could help end the war in Gaza — but one that would face many hurdles and could take a long time to achieve, if at all.The group agreed to a road map as long as Israel also makes concessions, including ending hostilities and withdra

Hamas says it will 'disarm when Israel keeps its word' An unpublished Gaza disarmament agreement obtained by Middle East Eye would place Palestinian weapons under the control of a transitional Palestinian authority, rather than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...

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Hamas has agreed to disarm and hand over its weapons to a Palestinian committee despite a lack of Israeli reassurances.

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 has agreed to a deal under which it will give up its weapons in exchange for a phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from the devastated Gaza Strip.

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.

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

The required governance and security institutions are still lacking in Gaza.

Hamas agrees to disarm as part of Trump deal that sees Israel withdraw from Gaza | ITV News  ITVX

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

U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal comes nine months after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to end the fighting between Israel and Hamas was signed.

U.N. humanitarian organizations continue to obstruct an ongoing federal probe into whether U.S. financial aid and relief operations in Gaza are tied to Hamas, according to U.S. officials and congressional documentation. The investigation, spearheaded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of In

Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a deal announced by US President Donald Trump to end the war with Israel, that includes it handing over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.

Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a deal announced by US President Donald Trump to end the war with Israel, that includes it handing over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.

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

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 – the militant group that governs the Palestinian administration of the Gaza Strip – is reportedly set to agree to disarm as part of a wider peace agreement.

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.

Hamas agrees to Gaza deal: what we know  euractiv.com

US President Donald Trump said the Board of Peace had reached an agreement for Hamas to disarm. US and Board of Peace officials said details of the deal would have to be refined over the next couple of weeks, with progress expected in the coming month or two. Questions remained about the extent of the accord and offici

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

Negotiators implementing the Gaza cease-fire plan and Iran-backed Hamas reached a disarming framework for the Palestinian enclave on Thursday.

Hamas agrees to disarm in Gaza as terror group strikes deal through Trump's Board of Peace  lbc.co.uk

The President introduced the Board of Peace as part of the plan last September aimed at ending the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his so-called "Board of Peace" reached an agreement for the ‌complete disarmament of Palestinian Hamas militants and other armed groups in Gaza. Neither Hamas nor Israel has commented on Trump's announcement.

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

Donald Trump announced a historic agreement for Hamas disarmament and Israeli withdrawal. This phased deal will establish a new Palestinian administration in Gaza. The Board of Peace facilitated this monumental step toward lasting peace and security. Mediators Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye were thanked for their importa

President Donald Trump announced what he called a historic agreement to completely disarm Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza as part of a broader peace initiative.

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