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Trump claims deal reached for 'complete disarmament of Hamas' in Gaza
Donald Trump has claimed his Board of Peace has reached an “historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza”.
The US president just posted on his Truth Social platform:
This agreement is a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that will work closely with the Board of Peace to help the Palestinian people. At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks.
Trump, who chairs the international group including more than 20 countries, said the agreement “will be carried out in carefully structured phases”.
As disarmament is completed, Israeli forces will withdraw, and the Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbors.
Trump also asserted in his post:
The threat that emerged from Gaza on October 7 will NOT be allowed to rebuild!
Under this agreement, Gaza will finally be in the hands of a new Palestinian government that serves its PEOPLE.
Hamas and Israel have not yet responded to Trump’s announcement, which he called a “major milestone” in the implementation of his 20-point peace plan for ending the war in Gaza.
Trump thanked mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey as well as his own team for their efforts towards the agreement.
The US president announced the Board of Peace earlier this year to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction and governance after a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in October 2025.
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Australia’s foreign minister has welcomed the White House’s announcement that a peace plan for Gaza has been agreed, saying the Albanese government wants to see the reconstruction of the Palestinian territory.
But Penny Wong also said Australia wanted to know more detail about the US announcement.
Australia “wants to see the implementation of the Gaza peace plan, which has been endorsed by the United Nations security council”, she said in a statement.
We have been clear that Hamas must disarm and play no role in the state of Palestine and we welcome any progress towards this outcome.
Wong went on to say there was still “a long road to recovery in Gaza, securing long-term peace for Israelis and Palestinians, and building a successful Palestinian state that delivers for the Palestinian people”.
Australia continues to work with partners to respond to the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza and to push for the free flow of aid. Together with our partners, Australia will continue to do what we can to contribute to a just and enduring two-state solution.
Hamas says if Israel does not implement deal, 'neither will we'
A member of Hamas’s negotiating team has said the issue of the group’s weapons is tied to Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza as well as the deployment of a national committee and reconstruction work in the territory.
Ghazi Hamad, a senior official, said:
The agreement contains a clear provision stating that Israel must commit to and implement its obligations. If Israel does not implement the agreement, neither will we.
Agence France-Presse also quoted Hamad as saying:
Israel will not intervene in the issue of disarmament … The Committee for Administration of Gaza shall manage and execute the cataloguing and storage of weapons in accordance with the agreed timetable.
Hamad said the Gaza agreement was reached after “lengthy and difficult” negotiations that began about six months ago and that Hamas was making “concessions for the sake of our people in the Gaza Strip, to save them from killing and displacement”.
“The agreement addresses ending the war, the entry of the national committee into the Gaza Strip, the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, reconstruction and the deployment of international forces,” he told AFP.
“This is an integrated framework whose components must remain interconnected,” Hamad said, adding that other armed militias must also be dismantled.
He said Hamas would now discuss the implementation details with mediators and agree on a timetable for carrying out the deal.
This process will take about 14 days, or perhaps longer. We must agree on every detail: how the agreement will be implemented, when it will be implemented and the mechanisms for carrying it out.
Board of Peace says it is now focused on implementing Gaza agreement
The Donald Trump-led Board of Peace has issued a statement hailing the Gaza agreement as an “historic breakthrough” and saying the board’s “focus now turns to implementation”.
It said in a post on social media:
For the first time, Hamas officially has committed to an actionable plan for relinquishing all its weapons, which will be followed by Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. It holds the promise of delivering significant benefits to the people of Gaza, who have waited for too long for a better future, and security to the people of Israel.
The post asserted Hamas had agreed to a “detailed roadmap” for implementing the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire in line with Trump’s “vision” for Gaza’s recovery.
Our focus now turns to implementation. The Board of Peace has worked closely with the Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG). It will soon begin a phased transition toward full authority, backed by the Stabilization Force (ISF), and will accelerate implementation of the rule of law, security, and humanitarian improvement in Gaza.
Turning back to the war on Iran, mediator Pakistan has insisted that negotiations between Tehran and Washington are continuing, even as the US carried out “heavy” strikes on Iran in retaliation for fresh attacks targeting American forces in Jordan.
“Negotiations between parties are ongoing, particularly on strait of Hormuz and to de-escalate,” Pakistani foreign ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi told reporters.
Pakistan had helped to broker a deal between the warring sides laying the groundwork for negotiations on a permanent resolution, and Andrabi – cited by AFP – said it was doing its “utmost to bring all parties back” to technical talks under the agreement.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said on Thursday that two oil tankers attempting to transit the Hormuz strait with US support turned back after one of them caught fire.
Israeli official says disarmament plan does not meet Israel’s demands for Gaza demilitarisation – report
An Israeli official has said the Trump-chaired Board of Peace’s 15-point disarmament proposal does not meet Israel’s demands for Gaza’s complete demilitarisation, the Times of Israel is reporting.
So it is “unclear how the agreement would be able to proceed”, it says
Reports of a breakthrough started emerging before Donald Trump’s announcement but an Israeli official appeared to temper the optimism, saying the proposal “does not adequately address” Israeli demands for the “complete demilitarisation, [which is] a precondition for any process”, the report said.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government raised these objections recently to Board of Peace envoy Tony Blair, the Israeli official said in a statement, without specifying its issues with the disarmament proposal, according to the report.
The official added:
There will be no IDF [Israel Defence Forces] withdrawal from the Yellow Line in the Gaza Strip before Hamas is disarmed and the Strip is fully demilitarised.
The proposal would see Hamas gradually hand over its weapons over an eight-month period to the Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the Board of Peace-overseen panel of Palestinian technocrats that is tasked with replacing the militant group in governing Gaza, the Times report quoted an Arab diplomat familiar with the negotiations as saying.
Hamas recognised that accepting the disarmament proposal would “put the ball in Israel’s court”, the diplomat said.
Hamas says deal includes Israel's 'gradual withdrawal' from Gaza – report
Senior Hamas officials are saying the agreement reached with Israel includes provisions addressing the group’s weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, Agence France-Presse is reporting.
The news agency quoted a Hamas official as saying that “an agreement has been reached regarding the issue of weapons ... Furthermore, an agreement has been reached on a gradual withdrawal” of Israeli forces from Gaza.
The official also said the Islamist movement now expected the mediators and the Board of Peace to ensure that Israel complied with the terms of the deal.
We are yet to get official word from Israel in response to Donald Trump’s disarmament deal announcement.
A US official is reportedly saying that if Israel does not agree to the plan, Donald Trump will be disappointed.
But the official was very confident Israel would adhere to the plan’s terms, Reuters is reporting.
The deal was not asking Israel to agree to anything not included in an earlier plan, the unnamed official said.
A US official was also quoted as claiming Iran tried to convince Hamas not to agree to the disarmament deal but that the US was able to overcome that.
Hamas officials confirm deal to end conflict with Israel - report
Senior Hamas officials have reportedly confirmed they have reached an agreement to end the conflict with Israel, following Donald Trump’s announcement the group was prepared to disarm.
AFP quoted two officials from the Palestinian Islamist movement, speaking on condition of anonymity, as saying it had come to the agreement.
The first weapons to be transferred under the deal will be from police, followed by the decommissioning of heavy weapons, a Board of Peace official is reportedly saying.
All military activity in Gaza would need to stop under the implementation of the plan, Reuters is also quoting the official as saying.
As mentioned, we are yet to hear an official response from Israel to Trump’s announcement.
There has been no immediate statement from Hamas on the Trump’s agreement announcement – but it came after sources familiar with the ongoing talks with mediators in Cairo told Agence France-Presse that the militant Palestinian group was progressing towards a deal involving the decommissioning of its weapons.
The Israeli embassy in Washington and Hamas did not immediately respond to requests for comment about Trump’s post, Reuters is reporting.
Trump claims deal reached for 'complete disarmament of Hamas' in Gaza
Donald Trump has claimed his Board of Peace has reached an “historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza”.
The US president just posted on his Truth Social platform:
This agreement is a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that will work closely with the Board of Peace to help the Palestinian people. At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks.
Trump, who chairs the international group including more than 20 countries, said the agreement “will be carried out in carefully structured phases”.
As disarmament is completed, Israeli forces will withdraw, and the Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbors.
Trump also asserted in his post:
The threat that emerged from Gaza on October 7 will NOT be allowed to rebuild!
Under this agreement, Gaza will finally be in the hands of a new Palestinian government that serves its PEOPLE.
Hamas and Israel have not yet responded to Trump’s announcement, which he called a “major milestone” in the implementation of his 20-point peace plan for ending the war in Gaza.
Trump thanked mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey as well as his own team for their efforts towards the agreement.
The US president announced the Board of Peace earlier this year to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction and governance after a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in October 2025.
Trump claims deal reached for 'complete disarmament of Hamas' in Gaza
Donald Trump is claiming his Board of Peace has reached an “historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza”.
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Oil prices have settled lower after a volatile session as traders digested proposed plans for a Saudi-led maritime coalition to boost defence cooperation around the Red Sea.
Brent futures settled down $1.71, or 1.88%, at $89.03 a barrel on Thursday. Trade was choppy and Brent touched a session high of $93.31 after the US and Iran traded strikes on each other’s military targets again, Reuters reports.
US West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled down 87c, or 1.03%, at $83.59, after hitting a high of $85.94.
Tehran-aligned Houthi militants in Yemen last week declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening the Red Sea route for its oil exports, an alternative to the largely blockaded strait of Hormuz.
A partner at Again Capital, John Kilduff, said:
There is this sense that there is a lot of supply waiting to hit market once all of this is resolved, and that is a weight against any kind of dramatic price rise.
US will 'pay the price' for killing Iranian civilians, says Ghalibaf
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has shared this statement on X:
The United States soils its hands with a new crime every day; the terrorist attack on the residential homes of civilians on Qeshm Island is a continuation of the atrocities in Minab and Lamerd. Americans have grown accustomed to making up for the slaps they receive on the battlefield by spilling the blood of the innocent. They will pay the price.
At least 175 people – most of them children – were killed on the first day of the war when a Tomahawk missile hit a girls’ elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab.
A preliminary US military investigation found that American forces were responsible. But while reports suggest that a secretive probe into the attack has concluded, some critics fear the Pentagon will bury the results under classifications to keep the worst mistakes secret from the public.
That same day, a strike hit a sports hall in Lamerd, also in southern Iran, killing at least 24 people, including teenage girls playing volleyball. The US was reportedly responsible for that too.
Egypt’s government said on Thursday that authorities were analysing drone fragments from an unprecedented strike on one of its Mediterranean ports, after president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned of regional escalation, AFP reports.
His government had earlier confirmed that a fire the day before on two gas vessels in the Damietta port – one of which was US-owned – was a result of a drone strike, the first to target the country since the outbreak of the war.
Officials have struck a cautious tone in the aftermath, warning against both regional “escalation” and “speculation”.
In his first statement addressing the strike on Wednesday, al-Sisi warned of the “danger of regional escalation”, in a call with Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez.
Authorities were carrying out an ongoing investigation into the strike, after “technical teams boarded the ship and examined the remains of the drone, which security agencies are currently analysing and studying to establish with certainty its origin”, prime minister Mostafa Madbouly said.
The drone strike, similar to others that have hit Egypt’s Gulf and Arab allies throughout the US-Israeli war against Iran, has not been claimed by any warring party.
Iraq says it had ‘no prior knowledge’ of US-Saudi attacks
Iraq’s prime minister will postpone a trip to Saudi Arabia in light of US-Saudi attacks that killed at least 20 members of the country’s Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces, Al Jazeera reports, citing a government spokesperson via the Iraqi News Agency.
Haider al-Aboudi said Baghdad “has not granted any approval for attacks on specific sites or groups within Iraqi territory”.
“The government had no prior knowledge of the attacks on Iraqi territory,” he added.
It comes after Donald Trump claimed the strikes were coordinated with the Iraqi government, despite Baghdad’s condemnation on Wednesday.
Iraq has also said it wanted evidence regarding the launch of alleged attacks on Saudi Arabia from Iran-backed groups in its territory, a demand for which al-Aboudi said Baghdad had contacted Riyadh.
The Saudi defense ministry said this week that drone strikes launched from Iraq had targeted its critical infrastructure and Riyadh on Monday and Tuesday.
“No party has provided any evidence to substantiate these claims so far,” the Iraqi prime minister’s spokesperson Sabah al-Numan told the Iraqi news agency, in comments reported by CNN.
“The government will not tolerate any unilateral actions originating from within Iraq, while at the same time it will not accept any violation coming from outside its borders,” al-Numan added.
As we reported earlier, earlier on Thursday Iran’s IRGC said it struck the US-run Azraq base in Jordan in response to the latest US strikes that were carried out overnight.
“With the help of God, the aggressor will be punished today,” the IRGC said earlier in a statement carried by state media.
Three IRGC members were killed in the northwestern Zanjan province, while a toddler and their parents were killed on the island of Qeshm, in the strait of Hormuz, state media reported.
Egypt's security 'of utmost importance' to Iran, says Araghchi, a day after drone attack
And Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has said that Egypt’s security “of utmost importance” to Tehran.
He wrote on X:
Egypt is an important friend and partner in the region, and its security is of utmost importance to us. We must all be vigilant against Israeli plots and false-flag operations designed to undermine regional peace. The threat is clear, mutual, and fearful of Muslim solidarity.
It comes a day after a drone attack saw a fire break out on two natural gas vessels at the Egyptian port of Damietta. It was the first time Egypt has been attacked since the Iran war started in late February and signalled a potential widening of the conflict.
In his post, Araghchi appeared to suggest the attack was an Israeli false-flag operation.
Egypt’s prime minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Thursday that Egypt has secured alternatives to cover its energy needs after the attack.
No group has claimed responsibility, and authorities are continuing their investigation, he added.
