The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group has agreed to the Board of Peace Gaza disarmament plan, Arab sources tell the Saudi Al-Arabiya newspaper.
Hamas officially agreed to the plan last week. Islamic Jihad, which is closely linked to and funded by Iran, is smaller and less powerful than Hamas, but still a major player in the Strip.
The plan calls for terror groups to lay down their weapons and for Israel to pull back from the Strip, allowing a nascent technocratic government to assume a monopoly on arms and administrative power.
Israel has been more circumspect about the deal, stressing that it will not withdraw until Hamas is truly disarmed.
The sides are currently in a 14-day period in which the parties are meant to finalize the timeline for implementing each step of the proposal.
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