Is the Gaza peace plan progress a major breakthrough? – analysis

On Friday, July 31, the US-backed Board of Peace announced a significant diplomatic breakthrough in Gaza negotiations, with Hamas agreeing to a detailed roadmap for implementing the next phases of the Trump administration's Gaza peace initiative. This agreement, following months of negotiations involving the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, outlines a process for Hamas to relinquish its weapons, an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the establishment of a new Palestinian governing authority supported by an international stabilization force. The Board of Peace stated that "for the first time, Hamas officially has committed to a plan for relinquishing all its weapons, which will be followed by Israeli withdrawal from Gaza." The roadmap also details a political transition within Gaza, with the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) gradually assuming administrative responsibility, supported by the International Stabilization Force (ISF). Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace's High Representative for Gaza, described the negotiations as