US President Donald Trump has announced a deal for Hamas to disarm and for Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, but briefings from both sides have exposed disputes over how the agreement will be carried out.
Trump said the agreement was reached through his Board of Peace, an international organization he created to resolve the Gaza conflict and other wars. He described it as a historic agreement and a major milestone in implementing his 20-point plan to end the fighting and rebuild the Palestinian enclave.
In a social media post, Trump said the agreement was a critical step toward Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that would work closely with the Board of Peace to help the Palestinian people.
However, responses from Israeli and Hamas officials suggest that disagreements remain over the deal's implementation, raising doubts about whether it can be enforced. The Guardian reported that briefings from both sides indicated continuing differences, though it did not specify what those differences were.
The Board of Peace is a Trump-backed international body aimed at resolving the long-running Gaza war and other conflicts.