Palestinian Islamic Jihad has accepted the Board of Peace's Gaza disarmament roadmap, joining Hamas, which formally endorsed the proposal last week. The plan envisions militant groups surrendering weapons to a technocratic Palestinian administration while Israeli forces withdraw from the territory.
Implementation remains deadlocked. Hamas insists it will not disarm without a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, while a senior Israeli official stated troops will not pull back from current positions without the "genuine disarmament" of Hamas. Donald Trump, who announced the agreement, called it a "big step for the Middle East," though Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir dismissed the draft as unacceptable.
Mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey are hosting working-group sessions to define implementation timelines during a 14-day window. A Palestinian source told the Jerusalem Post that Hamas's acceptance will not be implemented, while Israeli-linked sources described it as empty rhetoric.