Hamas Agrees to Gaza Ceasefire Framework Drafted with President Trump’s Board of Peace
Hamas has formally agreed to a detailed Gaza ceasefire framework, a document drafted with President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace that outlines phased disarmament, international verification and a reconstruction roadmap.
The agreement, dated July 30, 2026 and obtained in draft form by Middle East Eye, sets out a multi-phase process tied to President Trump’s Comprehensive Peace Plan and U.N. Security Council Resolution 2803 (2025).
It defines a timetable for the transfer of civil and security authority in Gaza to a newly constituted National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) and links each phase to certification by an International Verification Committee.
The Board of Peace described the accord as a “historic breakthrough” on X, saying it concludes months of negotiations toward governance, security, humanitarian relief and recovery in Gaza.
Implementation schedule and conditional phases
The draft frames implementation around discrete, verifiable phases in which progress is certified before the next stage begins.
It requires both sides to complete remaining obligations under the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum, and mandates that a timeline and implementation mechanisms for Phase Two be finalised within 14 days, subject to extension by the International Verification Committee.
Entry of the National Committee into Gaza, the start of governance transfers and further steps are conditioned on that committee’s certification and ongoing monitoring by guarantors and the Board of Peace.
Security arrangements, disarmament and policing
Security provisions centralise authority under the National Committee and establish the principle of “one authority, one law, one weapon.”
The plan envisages vetting and integration of newly trained police into existing structures, transfer of policing weaponry to NCAG authority, and a time-bound inventorying and storage process for heavy weapons, depots and tunnels monitored by the International Verification Committee.
Militia weapons are to be collected and stored under NCAG control on an agreed timeline, with explicit language that arms will not be transferred to non-Palestinian parties or to Israel as part of the process.
Role, powers and financial oversight of the National Committee
Under the draft, Hamas and other factions would hand over civil and security governance functions to the NCAG, which is charged with ensuring continuity of public institutions and services.
The committee is to conduct a comprehensive audit of Gaza’s finances and assets with international support, address legitimate commitments to suppliers and contractors up to a capped total of $400 million, and implement gradual measures over a three-year period.
The document includes protections for public employees’ legal and financial rights and sets a framework for resolving outstanding liabilities within a broader national process.
International Verification Committee and Stabilisation force
An International Verification Committee, established by the Board of Peace and composed of guarantor and international representatives, will certify compliance with each phase and monitor reported violations.
The draft also foresees deployment of an interim International Stabilisation Force to separate Israeli troops from areas under NCAG control; the force is described as non-policing, tasked with monitoring compliance and humanitarian flows rather than enforcing internal security.
The verification mechanism is integral to the plan’s sequencing, with the committee empowered to extend timelines and confirm when conditions have been met for Israeli withdrawal and further transfers of authority.
Israeli withdrawal commitments and civilian protections
The framework links the inventorying of weapons and security arrangements to a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, with an explicit commitment that no one will be forced to leave the Strip.
Israeli forces are to withdraw according to a timeline set out in the agreement, and the NCAG is assigned responsibility for handling internal security incidents once it assumes authority.
The document places emphasis on steps intended to reduce internal violence, including a proposed social peace agreement forbidding revenge acts, military parades and armed demonstrations in line with Palestinian customs and law.
Reconstruction plan and humanitarian oversight
Reconstruction of infrastructure and provision of resources are to follow an overseen plan and timeline administered by the Peace Council and the NCAG in accordance with international standards.
The draft stipulates the coordination of reconstruction funding and the prioritisation of sectors and projects, and ties humanitarian access monitoring to the International Stabilisation Force’s remit.
Middle East Eye, which published an English translation of the draft, also reported stark humanitarian context, saying Israel’s campaign has killed more than 73,000 people and displaced roughly 90 percent of Gaza’s population — figures quoted in its coverage and reflected here as reporting from that outlet.
The agreement’s sign-off, the verification arrangements and the phased withdrawal timetable now rest on formal approval by guarantors and implementation bodies, and on the willingness of all parties to abide by the calendar and oversight mechanisms set out in the document.
If the draft is ratified, its immediate near-term tests will include completion of the Sharm el-Sheikh obligations, the NCAG’s deployment into Gaza, and the International Verification Committee’s ability to certify compliance while humanitarian relief is scaled up.
