Trump announces a deal to disarm Hamas, while Hamas insists Israel withdraw first

President Donald Trump said late on July 30 that his Board of Peace had reached an agreement on the "complete disarmament" of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza, with Israeli forces withdrawing as disarmament proceeds, alongside an International Stabilization Force and a new Palestinian police service. A senior Hamas official told NPR that Israel must first meet its obligations under the first phase of the ceasefire, withdrawal included. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not react immediately; Trump said Türkiye, Egypt and Qatar had mediated the agreement.

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