{"id":3190,"date":"2026-07-31T04:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T04:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/07\/31\/middle-east-live-trump-says-board-of-peace-reaches-hamas-disarmament-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T04:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T04:02:09","slug":"middle-east-live-trump-says-board-of-peace-reaches-hamas-disarmament-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=3190","title":{"rendered":"Middle East live: Trump says Board of Peace reaches Hamas disarmament deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--liveblog\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-main\">\n<div class=\"a-status-tag a-status-tag--breaking\">Live<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Middle East live: Trump says Board of Peace reaches Hamas disarmament deal<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-07-30T23:04:48+00:00\">31\/07\/2026 &#8211; 01:04<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-07-31T00:09:57+00:00\">31\/07\/2026 &#8211; 02:09<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/034f1bf0-7935-11f1-9c31-005056a90284\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/2026-07-04T144551Z-1840957235-RC207MAF2O6D-RTRMADP-3-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/034f1bf0-7935-11f1-9c31-005056a90284\/w:388\/p:16x9\/2026-07-04T144551Z-1840957235-RC207MAF2O6D-RTRMADP-3-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/034f1bf0-7935-11f1-9c31-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/2026-07-04T144551Z-1840957235-RC207MAF2O6D-RTRMADP-3-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/034f1bf0-7935-11f1-9c31-005056a90284\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/2026-07-04T144551Z-1840957235-RC207MAF2O6D-RTRMADP-3-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive as displaced people shelter in tents, in Gaza City, July 4, 2026. \" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                Palestinians make their way past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive as displaced people shelter in tents, in Gaza City, July 4, 2026.         \u00a9 Mahmoud Issa, Reuters    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main\" data-article-content>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                US President Donald Trump has said that his \u2018Board of Peace\u2019 has reached an agreement to disarm Palestinian group Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza. Meanwhile, mediator\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0insists that negotiations between\u00a0Iran\u00a0and the\u00a0United States are ongoing, even as Washington carried out a &#8216;heavy wave of strikes&#8217; on its foe in retaliation for fresh attacks targeting\u00a0Jordan.\u00a0Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ572576-F24-EN-20260731\" class=\"m-em-liveblog\" data-liveblog>\n<div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-30T23:44:34+00:00\">31\/07\/2026 &#8211; 01:44<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Hamas officials say deal agreed on group&#8217;s arms, gradual Israel withdrawal from Gaza<\/h2>\n<p>Senior Hamas officials told Agence France-Presse on Friday that the agreement reached with Israel includes provisions addressing the group&#8217;s weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An agreement has been reached regarding the issue of weapons&#8230; Furthermore, an agreement has been reached on a gradual withdrawal of (Israeli forces)&#8221; from the strip, a Hamas official said, adding that the Islamist movement now expects the mediators and the Board of Peace to ensure that Israel complies with the terms of the deal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-30T23:10:49+00:00\">31\/07\/2026 &#8211; 01:10<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Cairo will host Gaza mediator meeting on phase two of ceasefire plan<\/h2>\n<p>Cairo is set to host a meeting &#8220;soon&#8221; of the Gaza truce mediators, which also include the United States, Qatar and Turkey, state-linked Al-Qahera News reported early Friday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The news outlet, which is linked to the state intelligence services that manage Gaza negotiations, did not specify when the meeting would take place, but said that it would discuss implementing the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan, a roadmap for which Hamas and Palestinian factions have agreed to.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-30T22:56:47+00:00\">31\/07\/2026 &#8211; 00:56<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Trump: Israeli forces will withdraw from Gaza once disarmament is complete<\/h2>\n<p>The US president has said Israeli forces would withdraw from Gaza after the disarmament of Hamas is complete, and that an International Stabilisation Force would work with a new Palestinian police force to take control of the strip.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Under this agreement, Gaza will finally be in the hands of a new Palestinian government that serves its PEOPLE,&#8221; Trump said on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-30T22:54:34+00:00\">31\/07\/2026 &#8211; 00:54<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Trump announces agreement for &#8216;complete disarmament&#8217; of Hamas<\/h2>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has said that his \u2018Board of Peace\u2019 has reached an agreement to disarm Palestinian group Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; Trump wrote on the Truth Social website on Thursday. &#8220;At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260730-middle-east-live-us-air-strikes-on-iran-qeshm-island-kill-three-people\" target=\"_self\">Yesterday&#8217;s key developments:<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" target=\"_self\">US<\/a> attack killed three people, including a two-year-old child, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Iran<\/a>&#8216;s Qeshm island, the Fars news agency reported after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/us-military\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">US military<\/a> said it wrapped up a heavy wave of strikes.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/jordan\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Jordan<\/a>&#8216;s military said Thursday that its air defences shot down five Iranian missiles targeting its territory, adding the attack caused no casualties. Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards later confirmed launching an attack on Jordan&#8217;s Al Azraq air base, saying they targeted US aircraft there.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The US military said it struck dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets in Iran, including military command centres and drone facilities, in a two-hour operation launched after Tehran fired ballistic missiles at US forces in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__below-main\">\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"USA\">    USA<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran\">    Iran<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran-conflict\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran war\">    Iran war<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Israel\">    Israel<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/us-military\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"US military\">    US military<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/jordan\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Jordan\">    Jordan<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live Middle East live: Trump says Board of Peace reaches Hamas disarmament deal Middle East&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}