Hamas says it reaches agreement to disarm after Trump announces deal
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Hamas says it reaches agreement to disarm after Trump announces deal

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Hamas said on Friday that it reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move that could help end the war in Gaza, but one that will face many hurdles and could take a long time to achieve, if at all.

The group agreed to a road map as long as Israel also makes concessions, including ending hostilities and withdrawing its troops from the Palestinian territory, a Hamas official and a regional official told Associated Press.

Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim confirmed in a post on X that the group agreed to the deal.

Israel has not commented on the deal, which US President Donald Trump announced hours earlier.

Israeli right-wing activists gather on the border with the Gaza Strip as they attempt to cross over into the territory on July 19, demanding the re-establishment of settlements. Photo: AFP
Israeli right-wing activists gather on the border with the Gaza Strip as they attempt to cross over into the territory on July 19, demanding the re-establishment of settlements. Photo: AFP

It comes nine months after a US-brokered ceasefire to end the fighting between Israel and the group was signed.

That 20-point ceasefire plan calls on the militant group to surrender its weapons and destroy its vast network of tunnels.