U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday, 31 July, that Hamas has agreed to a plan for the “complete disarmament” of the group and other armed factions in Gaza as part of the second phase of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire initiative. According to Trump, the agreement was reached through the Board of Peace, an international body established under his Gaza peace plan. A senior Hamas official also told the BBC that the group had agreed to the Board of Peace’s proposal to fully disarm in Gaza and said an official statement would be issued soon. The Board of Peace announced that the agreement followed months of negotiations and that its focus has now shifted to implementation. The body was established under Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, which includes…Hi guest,You've read all of your free articles.