Hamas disarmament plan said to have group cede weapons gradually, give tunnel maps, get pardons

By Lazar Berman

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30 July 2026, 8:52 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Palestinians inspect a site of an Israeli strike on a storage facility that was warned by the Israeli military to evacuate earlier before it was struck, in Gaza City, July 27, 2026. (Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters)

Hamas could sign on soon to the gradual disarmament roadmap being pushed by the US and the Board of Peace, White House officials tell Channel 12 news.

Qatar, Egypt and Turkey are pressuring Hamas to sign, possibly in the coming days, according to the outlet. Iran, on the other hand, is pushing the terror group to play for time and not to sign.

The plan would see Hamas give up all of its weapons over a six-to-eight-month period. The technocratic Palestinian government would take over sections of Gaza gradually in order to verify that they are free of weapons.

In addition, Hamas would hand over maps of its tunnels, weapons factories and depots. The weapons would be stored by the new technocratic government and the International Stabilization Force, a peacekeeping body.

According to Channel 12, the anti-Hamas militias will also give up their weapons.

Gazan civilians will also be able to sell personal weapons to the ISF.

Hamas members will be pardoned and remain in Gaza, according to the plan.

Meanwhile, once the agreement is signed, the IDF will return to the Yellow Line meant to demarcate its zone of control in Gaza, and stop assassinating Hamas leaders, but will be able to operate against imminent threats.

A further Israeli withdrawal will take place only once Hamas gives up all its weapons.

“This once sounded like a dream,” an official involved in the talks tells Channel 12, “now we hear a different tone. [Hamas] has moved from a place where they didn’t want to hear about [disarming], to a place where they’re discussing it. I wouldn’t rule it out. It can happen, but the path from talk to an announcement is still long.”

Though an Israeli official said today that Gaza did not come up in the meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, White House sources tell Channel 12 they did discuss the issue. White House envoy Steve Witkoff gave a briefing on the talks, and Netanyahu gave a green light for the disarmament plan.

“Israel knows the details, everything is coordinated,” a Board of Peace source tells Channel 12.

“This is a good deal for Israel,” says an American source, “because it solves the Gaza problem. If Hamas cheats, everything will stop and Israel didn’t give anything up.”