Trump Administration Delivers Written Disarmament Plan to Hamas

President Trump's Board of Peace has delivered a formal written proposal outlining how Hamas could surrender its weapons as part of ongoing Gaza peace negotiations. The proposal was presented during recent meetings in Cairo, though Hamas has historically rejected disarmament demands.

President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has delivered a formal written document to Hamas detailing how the Palestinian militant organization could surrender its arsenal, according to two sources familiar with the negotiations. This marks a significant development as the administration continues pursuing its Gaza peace initiative.

The document was delivered to Hamas representatives during negotiations held in Cairo within the past week, according to one source. The discussions included participation from Nickolay Mladenov, who serves as Trump’s Board of Peace representative for Gaza, and Aryeh Lightstone, an assistant to Trump’s special Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

The Gaza peace framework, which both Israel and Hamas accepted in October, calls for Israeli military forces to pull back from the territory while reconstruction efforts begin, contingent upon Hamas relinquishing its weapons.

Speaking on Thursday, Mladenov indicated that substantial progress was being made to provide assistance to the war-devastated region, with mediators having established a framework that could facilitate rebuilding efforts across the heavily damaged territory.

“It is now on the table. It requires one clear choice: full decommissioning by Hamas and every armed group, with no exceptions and no carve-outs. In this season of hope, may those responsible make the right choice for the Palestinian people,” Mladenov wrote on social media platform X during the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr.

Hamas representatives could not be reached for immediate response on Saturday, during the second day of the religious holiday. The disarmament discussions had been suspended when the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran commenced on February 28.

According to U.S. officials, the Iran-supported Hamas organization might receive amnesty as part of any agreement requiring them to surrender both heavy military equipment and smaller weapons including firearms.

Individuals with knowledge of Hamas’s position indicate the organization would probably decline to surrender their firearms due to concerns about attacks from competing armed groups within Gaza, some of which receive Israeli support. Hamas and rival factions have conducted lethal operations against each other following the October ceasefire agreement.

One source noted that much depends on what terms Israel finds acceptable, as Israeli leadership insists on Hamas’s total disarmament.

Several high-ranking Hamas officials have categorically dismissed any disarmament requirements in recent months.

Israel has given no indication of withdrawing its military personnel, who currently control approximately half of Gaza’s territory, while Hamas maintains authority over the remaining portion of the territory and its two million residents, most of whom have been displaced by two years of intense warfare.

The source indicated that amnesty provisions and targeted Gaza investment programs were being presented as incentives for Hamas, though uncertainty remains about whether the Board of Peace would have sufficient funding available.

Trump secured approximately $7 billion in commitments this February from various nations, including Gulf states, before those same countries faced Iranian attacks as Middle East tensions escalated.

According to the source, only a minimal portion of those promised funds have actually been delivered, though specific amounts were not disclosed.