What we know about the Hamas disarmament deal announced by Trump

Hamas said on Friday 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 the devastated Gaza Strip. The text of the deal has not been released publicly, and there was no immediate statement from Israel. Here is what we know about the announced agreement: What's in the deal? US President Donald Trump announced the "complete disarmament" of Hamas, calling it a critical step towards a new Palestinian government in Gaza. He said Israeli forces would withdraw from Gaza "as disarmament is completed". Israel’s military now occupies more than half of the Palestinian territory, leaving Palestinians confined to squalid tent camps and bombed-out urban neighbourhoods. Palestinians salvage their belongings from the rubble of a building and tents destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on July 30, 2026. © Jehad Alshrafi, AP Hamas officials told AFP a committee established by Trump's Board of Peace to govern Gaza would oversee the process of storing the Islamist movement's weapons. The group said it expected mediators and the Board of Peace to ensure Israel complied with the deal's terms, which in...