HAMAS has agreed for the first time to a detailed roadmap to surrender its weapons and give up any governing role in Gaza, according to US officials, who described it as the most significant breakthrough since the ceasefire began.
A draft plan released on Thursday outlines a phased process that would begin within 14 days of formal approval by all parties. President Donald Trump announced the development on Truth Social, after which senior US and international officials briefed reporters on the details.
Officials said the roadmap builds on a previously agreed 20-point Gaza peace plan, converting it into a phased implementation framework after eight months of negotiations that followed the release of hostages and the return of bodies. At the centre of the plan is a transitional Palestinian body, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), which would take over civilian and security responsibilities during the transition period. Officials said the plan leaves “no grey zone” on disarmament, with weapons to be placed under NCAG control rather than handed to Israel or rival Palestinian factions.
The process is designed to proceed without reliance on trust. Each stage is conditional and must be verified by an independent Implementation and Verification Committee before moving forward. “We’re not relying on the trust of anyone,” one official said.
“We’re trying to make everything conditions-based and verified. We’re just going to move forward. Some days we’ll pick up a lot of ground. Some days we’ll pick up a little ground. But this was a big step forward, which we worked really hard to get to.”
ANI
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