U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Hamas has agreed to disarm and that Israel will withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip under the next phase of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.
In a post on social media, Trump described the deal as a major step toward establishing a new Palestinian administration to govern Gaza under an internationally supported peace framework.
“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 wrote.
He added that the arrangement would also strengthen Israel’s security by ensuring Gaza could no longer be used as a base for attacks.
“At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks,” he said.
Neither the Israeli government nor Hamas immediately commented publicly on Trump’s announcement, and few operational details of the agreement were initially released.
In a statement issued after the announcement, the Board of Peace—the multinational body established to oversee implementation of the U.S.-backed 20-point Gaza peace initiative—said Hamas had accepted a detailed roadmap for carrying out the next stages of the ceasefire.
The organization described the agreement as “a historic breakthrough,” saying it marked the first time Hamas had formally committed to an actionable plan to surrender its weapons, followed by the phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
Trump said the agreement would be implemented gradually.
“As disarmament is completed, Israeli forces will withdraw, and the International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbors,” he wrote.
“Under this agreement, Gaza will finally be in the hands of a new Palestinian government that serves its PEOPLE.”
The president also thanked Egypt, Qatar and Turkey for their mediation efforts during months of negotiations.
The broader 20-point peace initiative, unveiled by the Trump administration last year, established a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and facilitated exchanges of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
Under the plan, Hamas is expected to dismantle its military infrastructure, surrender its weapons and transfer governing authority to a new technocratic Palestinian administration. In return, Israel would withdraw its military forces from Gaza while humanitarian aid and an internationally backed reconstruction program are expanded.
Earlier this month, Hamas announced it had dissolved its governing administration in Gaza to make way for the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza as part of the second phase of the peace process.
The war began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.
Israel responded with a large-scale military campaign in Gaza that, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry, has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, including more than 1,200 deaths reported since the ceasefire took effect.
The conflict has also triggered a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with the United Nations continuing to warn that conditions for civilians remain severe.
