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Trump Claims Hamas Will Disarm, Israel to Withdraw

8/3/2026

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Summary

Story summary

President Donald Trump announced that Hamas has agreed to disarm and that Israeli forces will withdraw.
A senior Hamas official told the BBC that the group accepted the final text and will decommission weapons.
Israeli spokesperson Doron Spielman said Israel will not redeploy troops until Hamas is fully disarmed.
Senior U.S. officials warned that implementing the roadmap will take 200-300 days and that details will be set soon.

History

Historical Context

In August 2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Knesset-approved plan forced the IDF to evacuate about 8,600 Israeli settlers from Gaza, ending a 38-year occupation. Hamas seized Gaza in 2007, prompting a blockade that still shapes security calculations. Trump’s 2024 proposal to disarm Hamas echoes the 2005 withdrawal’s conditional-security premise, risking a repeat of past stalemate.

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Story summary

President Donald Trump announced that Hamas has agreed to disarm and that Israeli forces will withdraw.
A senior Hamas official told the BBC that the group accepted the final text and will decommission weapons.
Israeli spokesperson Doron Spielman said Israel will not redeploy troops until Hamas is fully disarmed.
Senior U.S. officials warned that implementing the roadmap will take 200-300 days and that details will be set soon.

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