{"id":3227,"date":"2026-08-01T00:04:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T00:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/08\/01\/hamas-agrees-to-disarm-under-trump-ceasefire-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T00:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T00:04:35","slug":"hamas-agrees-to-disarm-under-trump-ceasefire-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=3227","title":{"rendered":"Hamas agrees to disarm under Trump ceasefire deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--banner-top o-ad-container--with-shimmer o-ad-container--with-background\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-type=\"sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-status=\"disabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring__wrapper\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content t-content--article\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-sidebar\">\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Hamas agrees to disarm under Trump ceasefire deal<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                        Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to hand over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee as part of a US-backed roadmap that would see a gradual Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza, though Israel said it would not pull back until the militant group is fully disarmed.                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\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=\"2026-07-31T18:25:15+00:00\">31\/07\/2026 &#8211; 20:25<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-07-31T20:34:51+00:00\">31\/07\/2026 &#8211; 22:34<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-reading-time\">\n    <span class=\"a-reading-time__icon\" title=\"Reading time\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n    4 min    <span class=\"u-sr-only\">Reading time<\/span>\n<\/div>\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\/657fdfb6-8c8c-11f1-aa8e-005056bfb2b6\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/047ccfdb9282bb6bdb9caa3c29912419ee39bd64.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/657fdfb6-8c8c-11f1-aa8e-005056bfb2b6\/w:388\/p:16x9\/047ccfdb9282bb6bdb9caa3c29912419ee39bd64.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/657fdfb6-8c8c-11f1-aa8e-005056bfb2b6\/w:720\/p:16x9\/047ccfdb9282bb6bdb9caa3c29912419ee39bd64.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/657fdfb6-8c8c-11f1-aa8e-005056bfb2b6\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/047ccfdb9282bb6bdb9caa3c29912419ee39bd64.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"Hamas's disarmament has been one of the key sticking points in the advancement of a ceasefire deal that has been in place in Gaza since October\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                Hamas&#8217;s disarmament has been one of the key sticking points in the advancement of a ceasefire deal that has been in place in Gaza since October.        \u00a9 Eyad Baba, AFP    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Hamas<\/a> said Friday it had agreed to a deal that includes handing over its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/weapons\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">weapons<\/a> to a Palestinian governing committee and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/gaza-strip\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Gaza Strip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The deal is aimed at implementing the long-stalled second phase of the Gaza <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/ceasefire\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">ceasefire<\/a> plan brokered by US President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Donald Trump<\/a>, who on Thursday hailed the agreement for Hamas&#8217;s &#8220;complete disarmament&#8221;, calling it a &#8220;major milestone&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has yet to officially comment on the announcement, but a political source told AFP &#8220;that there will be no withdrawal whatsoever&#8221; from Israeli forces&#8217; current lines &#8220;unless Hamas undergoes a genuine disarmament&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260730-middle-east-live-trump-says-board-of-peace-reaches-hamas-disarmament-deal\" target=\"_self\">denounced the agreement as &#8220;unacceptable&#8221;<\/a>, saying it was &#8220;tantamount to agreeing to Hamas organising for the next massacre&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Palestinian Islamist group&#8217;s weapons have been one of the key sticking points in fully implementing the ceasefire deal, which has been in place since October.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli source said that &#8220;the issue of Gaza did not come up&#8221; in this week&#8217;s meeting between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump maintained on Friday that Israel was pleased about the new deal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We do have an understanding with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Israel<\/a>. Israel&#8217;s very happy about it,&#8221; Trump told journalists at Camp David.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas said it expected mediators and Trump&#8217;s Board of Peace to ensure Israel complied with the deal&#8217;s terms, which include Israel&#8217;s withdrawal from Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has long insisted on Hamas&#8217;s full disarmament before its forces pull back, and prior to the announcement, the political source had listed &#8220;the removal of weapons from Gaza and full demilitarisation of the Strip as a precondition for any process&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-image\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--original m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/64f7be56-8c8c-11f1-a9ea-005056a90284\/w:980\/4a05b289169d548d4b216523707aa8bdeb7ee175.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/64f7be56-8c8c-11f1-a9ea-005056a90284\/w:246\/4a05b289169d548d4b216523707aa8bdeb7ee175.jpg 246w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/64f7be56-8c8c-11f1-a9ea-005056a90284\/w:388\/4a05b289169d548d4b216523707aa8bdeb7ee175.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/64f7be56-8c8c-11f1-a9ea-005056a90284\/w:720\/4a05b289169d548d4b216523707aa8bdeb7ee175.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/64f7be56-8c8c-11f1-a9ea-005056a90284\/w:980\/4a05b289169d548d4b216523707aa8bdeb7ee175.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 32px), (min-width: 1024px) 850px\" alt=\"Palestinians run for cover as smoke and fire rise during an Israeli strike on the the Al-Muttaqin Mosque in Gaza City on July 28, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                Palestinians run for cover as smoke and fire rise during an Israeli strike on the the Al-Muttaqin Mosque in Gaza City on July 28, 2026.        \u00a9 Omar Al-Qattaa, AFP    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ghazi Hamad, a member of Hamas&#8217;s negotiating team, said the movement was making &#8220;concessions for the sake of our people in the Gaza Strip&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Israel will not intervene in the issue of disarmament. The National Committee is the body that will undertake this task,&#8221; he said, referring to the National Committee for Administration of Gaza (NCAG), which was established under Trump&#8217;s plan to handle day-to-day governance in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the October ceasefire, violence has continued in Gaza, with Israeli strikes killing at least four people, including two children, on Thursday, according to health officials.<\/p>\n<p>The new agreement calls for all sides to immediately halt military operations, and for an International Stabilization Force to separate Israeli troops from NCAG-controlled areas.<\/p>\n<h2>Focus now on implementation<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/board-of-peace\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Board of Peace<\/a> confirmed in a post on X that Hamas had &#8220;agreed to a detailed Roadmap for implementing the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our focus now turns to implementation,&#8221; the organisation wrote, adding the NCAG will &#8220;soon begin a phased transition toward full authority&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Under the roadmap, the NCAG will be responsible for internal security.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-image\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--original m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/643bf860-8c8c-11f1-a6ae-005056bfb2b6\/w:980\/e84272d86f0d23eda5ee55d8901f7b672e570962.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/643bf860-8c8c-11f1-a6ae-005056bfb2b6\/w:246\/e84272d86f0d23eda5ee55d8901f7b672e570962.jpg 246w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/643bf860-8c8c-11f1-a6ae-005056bfb2b6\/w:388\/e84272d86f0d23eda5ee55d8901f7b672e570962.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/643bf860-8c8c-11f1-a6ae-005056bfb2b6\/w:720\/e84272d86f0d23eda5ee55d8901f7b672e570962.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/643bf860-8c8c-11f1-a6ae-005056bfb2b6\/w:980\/e84272d86f0d23eda5ee55d8901f7b672e570962.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 32px), (min-width: 1024px) 850px\" alt=\"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.\" style=\"max-height:567px\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                Hamas officials told AFP a committee established by Trump&#8217;s Board of Peace to govern Gaza would oversee the process of storing the Islamist movement&#8217;s weapons.        \u00a9 Eyad Baba, AFP    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace&#8217;s high representative for Gaza, said Friday the deal &#8220;took months of very difficult negotiations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What happens next matters even more. Implementation and verification have to be real,&#8221; Mladenov wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Withdrawal must move in lockstep with decommissioning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>EU foreign policy chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/kaja-kallas\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Kaja Kallas<\/a> welcomed the deal, but said &#8220;a lot needs to fall in place for this to work&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>UN chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/antonio-guterres\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Antonio Guterres<\/a>, alluding to the Middle East war and its regional spillover, said the agreement was a rare positive development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only good news in recent days is the announcement by the US president of an agreement for Hamas to relinquish their weapons and for Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;No exceptions&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/egypt\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Egypt<\/a>&#8216;s state-linked Al-Qahera News said Friday that Cairo will host a meeting soon of the truce&#8217;s mediators, which also include the US, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/qatar\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Qatar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/turkey\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, a diplomatic source told AFP that the roadmap &#8220;offers a balanced and pragmatic path forward, with all weapons decommissioned and a phased transition of responsibilities&#8221; to the new authorities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-image\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--original m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/5929412c-b8ce-11f0-a7c8-005056bf30b7\/w:980\/933811c366700e28cbd6fa8f03f1676cf5022a63.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/5929412c-b8ce-11f0-a7c8-005056bf30b7\/w:246\/933811c366700e28cbd6fa8f03f1676cf5022a63.jpg 246w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/5929412c-b8ce-11f0-a7c8-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/933811c366700e28cbd6fa8f03f1676cf5022a63.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/5929412c-b8ce-11f0-a7c8-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/933811c366700e28cbd6fa8f03f1676cf5022a63.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/5929412c-b8ce-11f0-a7c8-005056bf30b7\/w:980\/933811c366700e28cbd6fa8f03f1676cf5022a63.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 32px), (min-width: 1024px) 850px\" alt=\"Hamas says said it expects mediators and the Board of Peace to ensure Israel complied with the deal's terms, which include Israel's withdrawal from Gaza.\" style=\"max-height:567px\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                Hamas says said it expects mediators and the Board of Peace to ensure Israel complied with the deal&#8217;s terms, which include Israel&#8217;s withdrawal from Gaza.        \u00a9 Jack Guez, AFP    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak publicly on the matter, said there would be &#8220;no exceptions for certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/weapons\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">weapons<\/a> or certain people&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The roadmap lays out a process to decommission and store Hamas&#8217;s heavy weapons, military production sites, weapons depots and tunnels, to be implemented by NCAG. 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