WASHINGTON — Hamas has agreed in principle to disarm under a U.S.-backed framework for ending the Gaza conflict, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, in a development that could clear a major obstacle to a plan linking the group’s disarmament with an Israeli military withdrawal.
Trump said Israel was “very happy” with the agreement, which forms part of a broader 20-point plan for Gaza. The proposal calls for Hamas and other armed groups to surrender weapons in stages, while Israeli forces withdraw progressively as disarmament and security arrangements are verified. An international stabilization force and a newly established Palestinian police force would help maintain security during the transition, according to details of the plan.
The agreement remained subject to significant conditions and implementation details. Reports said Hamas had accepted disarmament on the understanding that Israeli forces would withdraw in parallel and that hostilities would end, while Israel had not formally endorsed all elements of the arrangement.
The plan envisages transferring governance of Gaza to a Palestinian technocratic body and establishing international mechanisms to oversee disarmament, reconstruction and security.
The latest developments represent a significant diplomatic breakthrough, but the precise timetable, verification process and sequencing of disarmament and Israeli withdrawal remained unresolved as of Friday. Further details were expected as discussions continued.
