Gaza peace plan: Trump presses Netanyahu to start implementing it, and Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government
The stalled US-brokered Gaza peace plan is moving again on paper. Hamas said on Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic committee takes over, as the plan mandates — though it gave no date and the committee's members have not been named. Axios reports that President Trump told Prime Minister Netanyahu in a call on Thursday that he wants Israel to begin steps to implement the plan, including Hamas's disarmament; neither government has confirmed that account. The ceasefire remains in its first phase, and three Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza on Sunday, hospital officials said.
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Key points
- Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when a technocratic committee takes over — no date, and the committee's members are unnamed.
- Axios reports Trump pressed Netanyahu on Thursday to begin implementing the plan; no government has confirmed that account on the record.
- A first multinational force of about 250 foreign troops is reported authorised — also resting on anonymous officials.
- The ceasefire is still in its first phase, and three Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire on Sunday, hospital officials said.
What happened
Israel and Hamas agreed the plan's first phase a year ago: a ceasefire, and the release of the last 20 living hostages in exchange for thousands of Palestinians held by Israel. Implementation of the rest — disarmament, a technocratic government, an international force, reconstruction — was put on hold through Israel's October elections.
This week's movement is therefore two on-record steps (Hamas's dissolution pledge and the Mladenov appointment) around one unconfirmed one (the Trump–Netanyahu call), with Hamas's delegation due to meet Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish officials about the second phase.
Both sides, in their own words
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Side A · Hamas
- Hamas will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over, and spokesman Hazem Kassem called for the committee to be formed quickly.
- Hamas insists Israel must fulfil its own obligations under the plan, and its delegation is meeting mediators in Egypt this week on moving to the second phase.
Side B · Israel's government
- Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Israel is committed to enforcing Trump's plan, and confirmed the appointment of Nickolay Mladenov as the Board of Peace's director-general.
- Defence Minister Israel Katz reiterated on Sunday that Israel would not withdraw from Gaza, Lebanon or Syria, and Prime Minister Netanyahu remains deeply sceptical that Hamas will ever demilitarise.
Independently verified
Hamas said on Sunday that it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the US-brokered peace plan, but gave no specifics on when the change will occur. Spokesman Hazem Kassem, in comments on his Telegram channel, called for speeding up the committee's establishment. Hamas and the Palestinian Authority have not announced the technocrats' names, and it remains unclear whether they will be cleared by Israel and the United States. Netanyahu said on Thursday that Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov has been selected as director-general of the Board of Peace, the Trump-led international body meant to oversee Gaza's government, Hamas's disarmament, an international security force, further Israeli pullbacks and reconstruction. The board's members have not been announced, and the United States has reported little progress on any of those fronts. The ceasefire that took effect on 10 October remains in its first phase. On Sunday, Israeli gunfire killed three Palestinians in Gaza, according to Palestinian hospital officials; Israel's military said it fired at people who approached its troops in the north and the south of the territory.Not yet verified
President Trump told Prime Minister Netanyahu in a phone call on Thursday that he wants Israel to take steps to implement the Gaza peace plan — Hamas's disarmament, Gaza's demilitarisation and a transfer of governance to a Palestinian technocratic government — according to Axios, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter. The call was initiated by Netanyahu and joined by Secretary of State Rubio, Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff, and a source described it as constructive. Neither the White House nor Netanyahu's office commented in that reporting. Israel has authorised an initial multinational force of about 250 foreign troops for Gaza, the Jerusalem Post reported, citing Walla and security officials, with Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Uganda and Albania said to have expressed willingness to take part, and Israeli officials reported to oppose Turkish participation.Claim by claim
Why this label: Hamas's stated position, reported by the Associated Press from Cairo; the pledge is verified as what Hamas says it will do — the dissolution itself has not happened and has no date.
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Why this label: A single reporting chain resting on anonymous sources, carried by Arab News and other outlets republishing Axios. No government has confirmed the call's content on the record, so the account is labelled not yet verified.
On the ladder: the evidence so far sits low — early, single or social sources. We publish the claim as a claim, never as fact.
Why this label: Anonymous security-official sourcing in a single chain; no participating government has announced a deployment on the record.
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Why this label: The appointment is Netanyahu's own statement, reported by AP; the board's composition and the absence of progress are AP's account.
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Why this label: AP's report carries both the hospital officials' account of the deaths and the military's account of the shootings; each is attributed to its source.
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What we know / what we don't know yet
What we know
- Hamas's dissolution pledge and its call to form the technocratic committee quickly — its own words, via AP.
- Mladenov's selection as the Board of Peace's director-general, on Netanyahu's statement; and Sunday's three deaths, with both sides' accounts.
What we don't know yet
- Whether Trump's Thursday call pressed Netanyahu as Axios reports — the White House and Netanyahu's office have not confirmed it on the record.
- The technocratic committee's members, its formation date, and whether Israel and the US will clear them.
- Whether the reported 250-troop force will deploy, and from which countries.
Why it matters
The plan's second phase is where the war's political end would be decided: who governs Gaza, who holds weapons there, and whose troops keep the peace. The pledges now being made are the first movement in months — but the central exchange, Hamas's weapons for Israel's steps, still rests on an unconfirmed phone call and two governments that publicly doubt each other.
Background
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Israel and Hamas agree the first phase of Trump's 20-point Gaza plan: a ceasefire and the release of the last 20 living hostages.
The Board of Peace reaches a 15-point understanding with Hamas on disarming armed groups and transferring control to a technocratic government.
The Board unveils a six-month, $2.45 billion initial recovery plan for Gaza at the UN General Assembly.
The reported Trump–Netanyahu call; Netanyahu announces Mladenov as the board's director-general.
Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government once the technocratic committee takes over.
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Published in Checking state — Hamas's pledge is on the record, and the reported Trump–Netanyahu call and troop authorisation await on-record confirmation.