US Mediators Propose Hamas Disarmament for Gaza Ceasefire

Mediators from U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace have delivered a formal proposal to Hamas calling for the militant group and other armed factions in Gaza to fully disarm, as part of efforts to implement a ceasefire agreement and begin reconstruction in the war-torn enclave.

The written framework was presented to Hamas representatives during meetings in Cairo last week, according to officials familiar with the discussions. The talks, which marked the first publicly reported direct engagement between the board and Hamas since the onset of a U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran in late February, were led by Nickolay Mladenov, the Trump-appointed envoy for Gaza, and Aryeh Lightstone, a U.S. aide to special envoy Steve Witkoff. Hamas is expected to provide a response to the proposal as early as next week, following the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

Under the plan, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other groups would have 90 days to surrender heavy weaponry, including rocket launchers and missiles, along with maps to their underground tunnel networks. The process would extend to light arms, such as rifles, through a phased approach starting in southern Gaza and...