Washington, July 31 -- US President Donald Trump has announced on Thursday that his Board of Peace had reached an agreement with Hamas on a roadmap to disarm the militant group and transfer civilian and security control of Gaza to a new Palestinian technocratic government.

If implemented, the agreement would mark a major step in Trump's proposed 20-point Gaza peace plan and pave the way for reconstruction efforts in the war-ravaged territory. However, the plan requires Hamas and Israel to complete a series of reciprocal, independently verified steps over an estimated seven to eight months.

"Today, the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza," Trump wrote on Truth...