Trump's Peace Board Lays Out 15-Step Plan to Disarm Hamas in Gaza

A group called the Board of Peace, created last year to help bring peace to Gaza, released a 15-step plan on Friday to disarm Hamas and end the fighting there. President Trump announced the plan on Thursday, saying it would happen in 'carefully structured phases.' U.S. officials and Board of Peace representatives explained the details to reporters Thursday night. They noted that Israel was 'skeptical' of the plan and had not yet agreed to follow it.

The Board of Peace, often called the BoP, posted the full list of 15 points on the social platform X on Friday morning. The first step asks both sides — Israel and Hamas — to reaffirm their commitment to a peace deal the U.S. helped create and the United Nations Security Council approved in November. The plan says both sides want to end the cycle of destruction and help Palestinians build their own government and future.

The roadmap is divided into phases. The first phase, called 'Principles,' requires Israel to stop all military operations under an earlier agreement called the Sharm Sheikh Protocol. However, Israel does not have to pull its forces out of Gaza right away — that happens later. During this first phase, Hamas must hand over control of civilian services and security to a new group called the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, or NCAG.

A separate group called the International Verification Committee, or IVC, will check that both Israel and Hamas are keeping their promises. Neither side can move to the next phase until the IVC confirms they have done what was required. This step-by-step checking process is meant to make sure no one skips ahead without following through on their commitments.

The second phase is called 'Security.' During this phase, Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza must give up their weapons completely, including underground tunnels, handing everything over to the NCAG. Israel will also begin pulling its forces out of Gaza in stages, with a full withdrawal to be finished during the third phase. The exact timeline will be worked out after both sides agree to the roadmap.

The plan calls for Gaza to follow the rule of 'One Authority, One Law, One Weapon,' meaning only the NCAG will be allowed to hold weapons and make security decisions in Gaza. The NCAG is expected to carry out its work over three years and will have full independence — meaning no outside group, including Hamas, can interfere. This is designed to create a stable and law-based government for Gaza's people.

A senior Hamas official named Bassem Naim posted on X that Hamas had 'agreed to the roadmap' and called on mediators to pressure Israel into doing the same. He added, 'The ball is now in the enemy's court,' suggesting it is now up to Israel to decide whether to move forward. This new plan is part of a larger 20-point plan that President Trump signed last year to stop the violence between Israel and Hamas. According to Gaza's health ministry, more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire began.