An envoy from President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has briefed the United Nations Security Council on a plan to disarm armed groups in the Gaza Strip, presenting it as a central element of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. According to Al Jazeera, the envoy told council members that a framework now exists to ensure Hamas and other factions lay down their weapons in exchange for steps towards reconstruction and stability in the territory. The briefing comes as the Trump administration seeks to move from an initial ceasefire toward what it describes as the “full demilitarization and reconstruction” of Gaza.
As reported by Al Jazeera English, the envoy said a plan “is in place” to disarm groups in Gaza and framed disarmament as a “decisive break from the cycle of violence.” According to the video report, the presentation at the Security Council is designed to build international backing for the approach and to pressure armed groups in Gaza to accept the terms laid out by Washington’s Board of Peace.
The Board of Peace, created by Trump to oversee ceasefire implementation and post-war arrangements in Gaza, has been tasked with mediating between Israel, Hamas and other regional actors. According to National Public Radio, the body’s mandate includes efforts to demilitarize Hamas, establish a multinational stabilization presence in Gaza and secure an Israeli withdrawal linked to progress on disarmament.
What reactions and context surround the UN push?
As reported by National Public Radio, Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Trump’s Board of Peace on Gaza, has publicly described the disarmament proposal as requiring Hamas to decommission its armed wing “with no ifs and no-outs,” emphasizing that armed factions must make a clear choice between weapons and reconstruction. According to NPR’s reporting, Hamas and Israel previously agreed to a Trump-brokered ceasefire intended to end two years of conflict in Gaza, but the future of Hamas’s arsenal remained unresolved until the new plan was drawn up.
According to The New Arab, the Board of Peace has recently handed Hamas a written proposal outlining how the group could lay down its weapons, including the prospect of some form of amnesty if it agrees to disarm. The outlet reports that the document was conveyed as part of Trump’s broader Gaza plan, under which Israeli troops would withdraw from the enclave while reconstruction proceeds in parallel with Hamas’s disarmament.
As reported by The New York Times, the Board of Peace’s initiative envisions a phased process in which Hamas and other armed groups surrender their weapons in stages while Israeli forces gradually pull back from Gaza. The Times notes that the concept of a Board of Peace emerged from an earlier Trump proposal for Gaza that called for an end to Hamas governance and the deployment of an international peacekeeping presence.
Regional actors have also been involved in the broader framework around Gaza’s future. According to Al Jazeera, mediators including Egypt, Turkiye and Qatar have backed the formation of a Palestinian technocratic committee tasked with administering Gaza and coordinating with international efforts on reconstruction and security. Palestinian officials quoted by Al Jazeera have argued that institutions in Gaza should be tied to those of the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank, under a principle of “one legitimate weapon.”
Supporting details and expert commentary
According to Al Jazeera’s earlier coverage of Trump’s Gaza plan, the second phase unveiled by the United States includes the establishment of a technocratic administration in Gaza as a step towards demilitarization and rebuilding. Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has been quoted as saying that the objective is to “create an alternative to Hamas that desires peace” by empowering a new committee of Palestinian technocrats to act as a de facto government.
The BBC has reported that members of the Board of Peace have pledged around 7 billion dollars in funding for Gaza relief and reconstruction, while UN estimates put total damage at roughly 70 billion dollars. According to the BBC, Israel has told the Board that it will not support large-scale reconstruction until demilitarization is achieved, linking infrastructure aid directly to the disarmament track Trump’s envoy outlined at the UN.
As reported by Al Jazeera, the Board of Peace envoy’s briefing to the Security Council stressed that disarmament is presented as a condition for unlocking reconstruction funds and easing humanitarian conditions in Gaza. The video report indicates that the Board is seeking to use both diplomatic pressure and promised reconstruction assistance to persuade Hamas and other factions to accept the plan.
What are the implications and possible next steps?
According to Al Jazeera and other outlets, the plan’s implementation now depends on whether Hamas and allied armed groups accept the disarmament framework and whether Israel agrees to a withdrawal timetable tied to verified steps on the ground. As reported by The New Arab, talks on Gaza’s reconstruction have already faced delays linked to wider regional tensions, including US-Israeli military action against Iran, adding uncertainty to the timeline.
The Board of Peace is expected to continue consultations with UN member states, regional mediators and the Palestinian side following the Security Council briefing, according to Al Jazeera’s coverage of the UN presentation. NPR’s reporting suggests that mediators see the current proposal as a key test of whether the Trump-mediated ceasefire can evolve into a more durable settlement that addresses both security and governance in Gaza.
In the immediate term, the Board of Peace’s push at the UN signals that the Trump administration is elevating Gaza disarmament on the international agenda and tying future reconstruction more explicitly to demilitarization benchmarks. Whether those conditions will be acceptable to Hamas, and whether international and regional actors can agree on enforcement and oversight, remains to be determined based on the ongoing diplomatic contacts described by the cited outlets.
Taken together, the confirmed reporting indicates that Trump’s Board of Peace has moved its Gaza disarmament plan into a multilateral forum by briefing the UN Security Council, while pressing Hamas and other groups to weigh disarmament against the promise of reconstruction and a potential Israeli withdrawal.
