In a statement, Hamas says the handover of heavy weapons depends on Israel ending "all forms of aggression" and withdrawing from Gaza.

President Trump said Hamas and his international "Board of Peace" have agreed on the next steps in a peace deal that includes Hamas' disarmament in the Gaza Strip.

Trump says that his Board of Peace reaches a "HISTORIC agreement" for the complete disarmament of Hamas and others in Gaza.

The announcement followed months of faltering efforts to keep the ceasefire agreement reached last year on track.

Implementing the peace deal for Gaza announced by U.S. President Donald Trump will depend on Israel first meeting its commitments under an agreement reached last year, including withdrawing its army from the territory,

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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced an agreement for disarmament of Hamas in Gaza and Israel's withdrawal from the area.

In a statement, Hamas says the handover of heavy weapons depends on Israel ending "all forms of aggression" and withdrawing from Gaza.

More than 58,000 children have lost one or both parents by Israel’s war, highlighting urgent humanitarian challenges.