Board of Peace reaches historic agreement on Gaza: Hamas will disarm: BBC
US President Donald Trump says the Board of Peace has reached an agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, BBC reports.
A senior Hamas official has told the BBC the group has agreed to the Board of Peace’s plan to completely disarm in Gaza and that an official statement would be released soon. Israel has yet to comment.
The board, created and led by Trump, said in a statement that the agreement concludes months of “intensive, good faith negotiations”, and that its focus is now on implementation.
It is part of the second phase of a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire plan includes the disarmament of Hamas, the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the reconstruction of Gaza.
The US president said Israel would withdraw from Gaza “as disarmament is completed” and called the agreement “a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government”.
“The International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbours,” he said in a post on Truth Social.
Trump said the agreement marked a “major milestone in the implementation of the Trump 20-Point Plan”, and he thanked mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey.
The plan, unveiled in September last year, included the creation of the Board of Peace to oversee the agreement’s implementation and “handle the funding for the redevelopment of Gaza”.
Founding members of the board, aside from the US, include Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
The UK, France and China are among some of the countries to hold off on joining the group since its establishment, with some citing concerns in relation to international law and the UN.
Though started as part of Trump’s Gaza peace plan, it is believed the board has since widened its scope, with its website describing the organisation as a more general, “international peace-building body”.
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