New Delhi, July 31 -- WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced a disarmament deal for Hamas on Thursday, describing it as a historic breakthrough in Gaza's post-ceasefire deadlock and pledging that the Board of Peace had secured Hamas's conditional agreement to hand over its weapons in phases while Israeli forces gradually withdrew from the territory. Within hours, the contours of what agreement means had narrowed considerably.

Hamas confirmed it had reached an agreement with the Board of Peace on a disarmament roadmap. A delegation member made clear to Al Jazeera that implementation would be conditioned on Israel implementing its part of the deal, including the withdrawal of its forces from Gaza. Hamas said it would not move until ...