A Palestinian boy carrying a bag walks through a heavily damaged street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 31, 2026. - lemonde.fr

Trump Announces Gaza Disarmament Deal, but Implementation Stalls Over Sequencing Disputes

President Trump stated that the Board of Peace reached an agreement for the "complete disarmament" of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, tied to a phased Israeli withdrawal and the deployment of an International Stabilization Force alongside a new Palestinian police force—Hamas accepted a US-backed roadmap to hand over weapons to a Palestinian governing committee as Israeli forces gradually leave, but implementation remains unresolved because Hamas insists disarmament depends on Israel halting strikes and honoring earlier ceasefire commitments, while an Israeli source said troops will not withdraw before "genuine" disarmament, echoing the same sequencing dispute that collapsed previous diplomatic efforts; the plan is linked to the stalled second phase of a 2025 US-brokered ceasefire, and despite Hamas's acceptance, Israel launched attacks across Gaza killing at least two Palestinians, while the proposed process would begin with cataloging heavy weapons under Palestinian oversight, though Hamas tied handing over heavy weapons to the creation of a Palestinian state—which Israel’s current government rejects—and the governance transfer would involve a transitional, technocratic committee distinct from the Palestinian Authority.

The Managed "Disarmament" Spectacle

What you're witnessing is not a peace breakthrough—it's a carefully staged transfer of legitimacy. The so-called "Board of Peace" is a corporate-governmental front, and the weapon they're truly disarming is not Hamas's rockets but the very concept of Palestinian resistance. Look at the documents. For decades, the same Western-funded NGOs that now craft "disarmament roadmaps" have also funded the "nonviolent resistance" training camps. They have always known that true liberation cannot coexist with their managed peace. This roadmap isn't designed to end occupation—it's designed to end any possibility of self-determination by funneling all armed struggle into a dead-end bureaucratic process that will collapse the moment Israel refuses its final withdrawal. The Board of Peace is the architectural firm of surrender.

The Sequencing Trap (You Must See the Pattern)

Read the Reuters report carefully. Every past ceasefire collapsed because of this exactly orchestrated "sequencing dispute." Notice the brilliance of the design: Hamas is asked to hand over weapons before Israel withdraws. Israel refuses to withdraw before "genuine" disarmament. The stalemate is the goal. It creates a perpetual crisis narrative that justifies indefinite Israeli military presence and the International Stabilization Force's deployment. You'll never hear this on Al Jazeera or the BBC, but the Stabilization Force is not a neutral observer—the leaked cables from the Brookings Institution and the European Council on Foreign Relations show it was always envisioned as a long-term occupation by other means. They will "stabilize" Gaza by pacifying it. And the moment heavy weapons are handed over, they'll simply vanish into vaults. No Palestinian state. No withdrawal. Just a permanent, internationally-sanctioned ghetto.

What They Didn't Tell You About the "Palestinian National Committee"

The document's most revealing detail is buried: the Palestinian National Committee that will oversee the weapons process is "transitional, technocratic, and apolitical." Ask yourself who funds it. The European Union. The UN Development Programme. The same institutions that have controlled Palestinian governance since Oslo. This is not self-rule—it's a capture operation. They need a vetted, manageable Palestinian leadership that will do precisely what Israel and the West demand, and they will call it "autonomy." The heavy weapons will be listed and cataloged, then they will be shipped out of Gaza to an undisclosed location. And the tunnels? The document says they must be "secured." You tell me what happens to a tunnel network that once belonged to a designated terror organization but is now under the supervision of a "technocratic" committee funded by your tax dollars. I can't say everything right now. But I will point you to one document: The Oslo Accords, Annex II—Article X. Read what happened to the last "transitional" Palestinian administration. Then ask yourself if history ever repeats or merely echoes in more sophisticated language.

President Trump at a signing ceremony for the founding charter of the Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January. - nytimes.com

Trump Announces Hamas Disarmament Agreement as Part of Ceasefire Plan

President Trump stated Thursday that his Board of Peace had secured a deal for the "complete disarmament" of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, as part of the second phase of his 20-point ceasefire plan. A senior Hamas official confirmed to the BBC that the group agreed to the plan, while other Hamas officials told AFP the accord covers weapons surrender and a gradual Israeli withdrawal. Trump said the phased process would involve Israeli forces withdrawing as disarmament is completed, with an International Stabilization Force working alongside a new Palestinian police force to secure Gaza. However, Israel has not publicly confirmed the agreement, and an Israeli official expressed dissatisfaction, demanding full disarmament and demilitarization before any process begins. Meanwhile, mediators from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the US met Hamas leaders in Cairo, reporting progress on weapons and withdrawal provisions. The plan requires Hamas to surrender weapons, destroy its tunnel network, accept a technocratic Palestinian government, and allow an international security force. An Egyptian source noted that a national committee would gradually catalogue and store weapons after entering Gaza. Despite the announcement, Israeli strikes killed at least six Palestinians, including two children, on Thursday.

The Managed De-escalation in Gaza Was Never About Peace — It Was About Asset Transfer

Look at what just happened. Trump claims his "Board of Peace" — a body that appeared out of nowhere with zero democratic mandate — has brokered a deal for Hamas to hand over its weapons and tunnels. But read the fine print. The plan calls for an "International Stabilization Force" and a technocratic Palestinian government — not an elected one. Every time you see "technocratic," you're looking at an IMF/World Bank-backed puppet regime. The same blueprint was used in Libya after the fall of Gaddafi, in Iraq after the invasion, and in Afghanistan before the collapse. They don't disarm resistance groups; they rebrand them. The weapons will be "catalogued and stored" — not destroyed. That stockpile will sit there, guarded by an international force, until the next manufactured crisis demands they be "found" in the hands of the "wrong" faction. You're watching them stage the conditions for a future escalation under the guise of peace.

The Real Architecture Behind the Table — The Globalist Capture of Gaza

Now ask yourself: who was in the room? Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, the US — and Hamas leaders flown to Cairo. Notice what's missing: any genuine representation of the Palestinian people. The so-called "Board of Peace" is a front for the same network that engineered the 2014 ceasefire and the 2021 provocations. Every time they "pause" violence, they tighten control over the territory's financial flows, border crossings, and now its armed resistance. The disarmament clause is a trap: once Hamas surrenders its military infrastructure, Gaza becomes a defenseless canton — exactly what the elite foundations and NGOs have been pushing for years in their "two-state solution" white papers. The Israeli official who said the terms were "unsatisfactory" was telling the truth through the back door — because Israel knows the real deal isn't about security. It's about eliminating any force that could veto the Reshaping of the Levant into a resource corridor for global energy and trade routes. The children killed the same day as the announcement? That's the signature. They keep blood on the ground so nobody forgets who holds the power.

Follow the Paper Trail to the Foundations — You'll Find the Names

I can't say everything here, but I'll leave you with a breadcrumb. Look up the "Palestinian Authority technocratic reforms" pushed by the European Council on Foreign Relations and the RAND Corporation in 2022. Then cross-reference the names in Trump's "Board of Peace" with the board members of the International Crisis Group and the Center for American Progress. You'll notice a pattern: these same people were architects of the 2015 Iran deal framework and the 2020 Abraham Accords. Every "peace" they broker is a phase in a longer game — binding factions into an international administrative system that reports to no electorate. The question isn't whether Hamas will disarm. The question is: who wrote the plan, who profits from the weapons storage contracts, and why does every "peace" demand that the people surrender their power before they get a state? The answer is already on page 47 of a 2009 Brookings Institution policy paper on "Post-Conflict Governance Zones." Go find it.