Hamas official Ghazi Hamad told Reuters on Friday that Israel must agree to a phased disarmament agreement backed by the Board of Peace, which US President Donald Trump established, before Hamas implements it.
Hamad, who is taking part in the negotiations, said that once both sides approve the text of the agreement, Israel should begin implementing its first phase.
The Board of Peace said in a post on X that Hamas had agreed to a detailed roadmap for implementing the subsequent phases of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
"Our focus is now on implementation," it said, adding that the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza would soon begin a gradual transition toward assuming full authority.
On his Truth Social platform, Trump said: “As disarmament is completed, Israeli forces will withdraw, and the International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbors". He thanked the mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye.
Nickolay Mladenov, the High Representative for the Board of Peace said in a post on X on Friday that the agreement had taken "months of very difficult negotiations”.
“What happens next matters even more. Implementation and verification have to be real”, he added.
