Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump and wife of Middle East peace negotiator Jared Kushner, publicly celebrated the newly unveiled Gaza disarmament roadmap on Friday, calling it a “historic breakthrough” in a post on X that credited her father, her husband, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff for months of behind-the-scenes diplomacy that produced the agreement.
Posting at 8:00 a.m. on July 31, 2026, Ivanka Trump wrote in full: “A historic breakthrough! After months of determined diplomacy, Hamas has agreed to a roadmap that includes relinquishing its weapons, reconstruction of Gaza, new governance, humanitarian relief and economic recovery. Congratulations to my father @realDonaldTrump @jaredkushner @SteveWitkoff and everyone who worked tirelessly to help make this possible. May this great milestone bring greater security, stability, peace and hope to the region.”
The post came one day after President Trump announced that the Board of Peace, the international body he established to oversee implementation of his Gaza peace framework, had reached what he called a “HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza,” declaring it “a monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY.”
The Roadmap Announcement
Trump made the initial announcement Thursday evening in a post on Truth Social, framing the deal as a major milestone in the implementation of his 20-Point Plan to end the war in Gaza. He said the agreement would unfold in phases, with Israeli forces withdrawing as disarmament proceeds and an International Stabilization Force working alongside a new Palestinian police force to secure the territory, while thanking mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey for their role in the negotiations.
Speaking to reporters Friday, Trump characterized the development as unprecedented, telling reporters, “It’s a great breakthrough. Nobody’s ever thought that would be possible, to disarm Hamas. That shows you how much success we’re having with Iran because if you go 4 month ago, 5 months ago, a deal like that would’ve been impossible. It’s a big step for the Middle East.”
The official White House account on X amplified the announcement, stating that the Board of Peace had reached the agreement and calling it a monumental step toward lasting peace and security in the region.
Inside the 15-Point Roadmap
The Board of Peace formally released the full text of the roadmap on Friday morning, titled “A Roadmap for Completing the Implementation of President Trump’s Comprehensive Peace Plan in Gaza.” The document affirms commitment to the Comprehensive Peace Plan and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803, and lays out a phased process built on the principle of “One Authority, One Law, One Weapon,” under which the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) would become the sole civilian and security authority in the enclave.
Under the roadmap’s security provisions, police weapons would be transferred to NCAG control first, followed by the decommissioning of heavy weapons, military production sites, weapons depots and tunnels, a process to be monitored by a newly created International Verification Committee (IVC) and supported by the International Stabilization Force (ISF). The document specifies that no surrendered weapons would be transferred to Israel or to any non-Palestinian party, and that militia members would not be integrated into the new NCAG police force. A precise implementation timetable is to be finalized within 14 days of all parties approving the roadmap.
The roadmap also calls for a Social Peace Agreement to end internal violence, reprisals, and armed demonstrations in Gaza, and commits Israel to a phased troop withdrawal tied to verified progress on disarmament rather than a fixed calendar. Reconstruction of the territory, including financing and resource allocation, would be jointly supervised by the Board of Peace and NCAG.
Reactions From Gaza and Israel
The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza issued its own statement Friday welcoming the roadmap’s release, saying the body “welcomes the progress announced yesterday regarding the roadmap, and the opening of a path toward beginning its implementation.”
Hamas signaled conditional acceptance of the framework. Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas official involved in the negotiations, told Reuters that the group had agreed to the roadmap’s conditions but stopped short of committing to disarm, saying Hamas would follow through only after Israel halts strikes across Gaza and withdraws to the October 7, 2023 border. In a separate statement, Hamas said it and other Palestinian factions had agreed to the framework as part of a national consensus to protect people in Gaza and meet their humanitarian needs, while insisting Israel must first adhere to the ceasefire agreed to in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Israeli officials remained skeptical of the arrangement. Senior White House and Board of Peace officials briefing reporters acknowledged the dispute, with one official noting that Israel cannot reasonably be expected to withdraw from areas where terrorist infrastructure or armed threats remain, and that the agreement is built not on trust but on conditions, reciprocity and verification, with every stage requiring independent confirmation before the next can begin.
A Reuters factbox on the standoff noted that the central dispute centers on sequencing, with Hamas insisting Israel must first meet its Sharm el-Sheikh commitments while Israel maintains Hamas must first undergo genuine disarmament, a disagreement that has repeatedly derailed prior diplomatic efforts.
Background: The Board of Peace and the October Ceasefire
The Board of Peace was established following the October 2025 ceasefire that ended active hostilities between Israel and Hamas, during which the Trump administration secured the return of all living and deceased hostages held in Gaza. The body held its inaugural meeting on February 19, 2026, at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, with representatives from more than 40 nations attending as Trump chaired discussions on reconstruction financing, humanitarian coordination and the potential deployment of an international stabilization force. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said at the time that the board would “build on that progress and prove to be the most consequential international body in history.”
Israel formally joined the Board of Peace as a member on January 21, 2026, while Palestinian representation has been limited to participation on the technocratic NCAG committee overseeing day-to-day administration. In the months since, Board of Peace Director General Nickolay Mladenov had circulated an earlier disarmament proposal calling for a gradual, multiphase process spanning roughly eight months.
Even as the roadmap was unveiled, violence on the ground continued. Israeli strikes killed at least six Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, including two children, according to medics, underscoring the fragility of conditions as negotiators worked to finalize the agreement’s terms.
Ivanka Trump’s Connection to the Deal
Ivanka Trump served as a senior White House advisor during her father’s first term, giving her a direct line to the administration’s Middle East diplomacy. Her husband, Jared Kushner, has been one of the chief architects of the Trump administration’s Gaza peace framework since its inception, working alongside Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on the negotiations that produced both the original 20-Point Plan and the disarmament roadmap released this week. Her Friday post publicly aligned her with the administration’s characterization of the roadmap as a turning point in the two-year effort to end the war and rebuild Gaza under new governance.
What Comes Next
Under the terms of the roadmap, implementation mechanisms and a detailed timetable are due to be finalized within 14 days of all parties’ approval, a period that Board of Peace officials say will determine whether the framework can move from a diplomatic agreement to an operational, verified process. Progression through each subsequent phase — from the transfer of police weapons, to the decommissioning of heavy armaments, tunnels and militia stockpiles, to the phased Israeli withdrawal — remains contingent on certification by the newly formed International Verification Committee, leaving significant implementation questions unresolved even as senior administration officials, including the president’s daughter, publicly hailed the agreement as historic.