US President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social on July 30, 2026, that the Board of Peace has reached an agreement for the "complete disarmament" of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. Trump described the agreement as "a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government" and said it "is a major milestone in the implementation of the Trump 20-Point Plan," to be carried out in "carefully structured phases" (BBC; Reuters).

At the time of the BBC's reporting, it was unclear whether Hamas and Israel were party to the agreement. Neither had commented on the announcement (BBC). The Council on Foreign Relations has previously noted that participation from Israel and Hamas in the Board of Peace's roadmap for Gaza reconstruction has sometimes been called into question (CFR).

Trump's Truth Social post stated that Israeli forces will withdraw from Gaza "as disarmament is completed." The post also said an "International Stabilization Force" will work with "a new Palestinian police force" to assume responsibility for Gaza's security (BBC).

The announcement fits within the second phase of a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire plan, which includes the disarmament of Hamas and the reconstruction of Gaza. Trump's broader 20-Point Plan designates the Board of Peace as the overarching international authority responsible for implementing the peace framework (BBC; Reuters).

The Board of Peace's institutional trajectory has moved rapidly. Trump stated on Truth Social that he released a plan for the permanent end to the conflict in Gaza "last October" (Truth Social). The White House formally ratified the Board of Peace in a ceremony in January 2026 (White House), and on January 22, 2026, it was designated as a public international organization entitled to enjoy privileges, exemptions, and immunities, as published in the Federal Register (Federal Register). The Board's Multilateral Peace Charter, published by the State Department in April 2026, describes it as "an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace" (State Department).

At the first Board of Peace meeting on February 19, 2026, Trump announced $7 billion for Gaza from allies and $10 billion from the United States (Reuters). Ambassador Mike Waltz delivered remarks at the event, as published by the US Mission to the United Nations (USUN). In June 2026, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Shaheen stated that more than $17 billion has been pledged toward Gaza reconstruction through the Board of Peace and pressed the State Department on oversight and use of US taxpayer funds (Senate Foreign Relations Committee).

The disarmament track has faced resistance. In April 2025, a senior Palestinian official told the BBC that Hamas had rejected a disarmament plan proposed by a top figure in Trump's Gaza peace efforts (BBC). In March 2026, the Board of Peace presented Hamas with a written proposal on how it could lay down its weapons, according to two sources (Reuters). The Board has also been planning a pilot humanitarian zone for Gazans as a way to kickstart stalled peace efforts (Reuters).

On July 26, 2026, Israel's security cabinet approved allowing an international force to enter Gaza areas (Reuters), a decision that aligns with Trump's stated plan for an International Stabilization Force. Trump has also posted on Truth Social that "The Board of Peace has unlimited potential" (Truth Social) and separately addressed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, stating that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to Canada (Truth Social).

The Board of Peace was originally understood to be aimed at helping end the Israel-Hamas war and overseeing reconstruction, but its proposed charter does not mention Gaza and appears designed to supplant functions of the UN (BBC).

The broader context here is one of layered uncertainty. The announcement on July 30 describes an agreement whose parties are unconfirmed and whose implementation mechanism, the phased disarmament linked to Israeli withdrawal, depends on compliance from actors whose participation has been questioned at every stage. Hamas rejected a disarmament proposal in April 2025. Israel's security cabinet approved an international force entry only days before the announcement, and the gap between a cabinet-level approval and operational deployment of a stabilization force is substantial. The $17 billion in pledged reconstruction funding, while significant, remains a pledge rather than disbursed capital, and Senator Shaheen's press for oversight indicates that congressional scrutiny of how those funds flow through the Board of Peace is intensifying.

Equally consequential is the Board of Peace's institutional design. Its charter's silence on Gaza specifically, combined with language positioning it as a body to "restore dependable and lawful governance," suggests an organization with ambitions extending beyond a single conflict zone. The Federal Register designation granting it privileges and immunities typically reserved for established multilateral institutions, along with Trump's withdrawal of Canada's invitation, signals that the Board's membership and scope are still in flux. Whether it functions as a Gaza-specific reconstruction authority or a broader instrument of US foreign policy will depend on which governments formally accede and what implementing architecture takes shape on the ground.