Trump's Peace Board Proposes Hamas Disarmament Plan

0:00It's March 27. Welcome to U.S. News Today, powered by AI and covering the nation. A new disarmament plan from President Donald Trump's border piece calls for Hamas to surrender its weapons and destroys extensive tunnel network in Gaza over eight months. The proposal sets a clear timeline, starting with a U.S. back group of Palestinian technocrats assuming security control of the area and ending with. Full Israeli withdrawal once weapons are verified gone. The plan unfolds in five stages, with Hamas handing over heavy weapons and military gear early on, followed by tunnel demolition and collection of lighter arms. We construction would only happen in cleared zones, overseen by international verifiers to ensure no threats remain. Palestinian officials involved in the talks call the plan unfair, arguing it lacks firm guarantees that Israel will follow through on its promises. They worry linking rebuilding efforts to disarmament could restart the conflict.

1:01Other groups like Islam and Jihad have also criticized it publicly for focusing too much on weapons over recovery needs. This push comes amid fragile ceasefire talks after two years of intense war that left much of Gaza in ruins and over half under Israeli control. Hamas has publicly resisted disarming but shown some private flexibility if tied to broader political gains. Hamas received the plan last week and is still reviewing it closely with no official response yet as negotiations hang in the balance.