Hamas approved the final draft of the roadmap for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement on Friday, with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators awaiting Israel’s response before the plan is finalized, according to officials and Palestinian sources.
Ghazi Hamad, a member of Hamas’s negotiating delegation, said the movement approved the plan presented by Nickolay Mladenov, the “high representative for Gaza” of the US-led Board of Peace, after amendments to several provisions. Hamad described the negotiations as “difficult and tough” and said Hamas sought “the best possible formula” that serves the interests of the Palestinian people.
Palestinian sources familiar with the draft told Anadolu that implementation would begin within 14 days of approval by “all relevant parties.” The draft requires a complete cessation of military operations and the full implementation of the ceasefire’s humanitarian protocol before moving to the next stage.
The roadmap envisages transferring all civilian and security responsibilities in Gaza during a transitional period to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), which would oversee public institutions and services, conduct a financial and administrative review, and take charge of internal security, weapons licensing and law enforcement on the principle of “one authority, one law and one weapon.”
According to the sources, the plan calls for dismantling and storing heavy weapons, dismantling tunnels and military production sites, and setting up an international monitoring mechanism overseen by the NCAG. Weapons would not be transferred to Israel or any other party but would remain inside Gaza under the committee’s responsibility, with Palestinian factions cataloguing and storing them under international supervision. Israel would not supervise the process.
The disarmament process is linked to a gradual and complete Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza, reconstruction and “a credible path toward the establishment of a Palestinian state.” The sequencing remains contested: an Israeli official said Israel would not withdraw behind the so-called Yellow Line before Hamas disarms and Gaza is demilitarized, while Hamas insists it will not fulfill its commitments unless Israel implements its own obligations first.
The roadmap fleshes out the disarmament deal President Donald Trump announced on Thursday as a “historic breakthrough,” crediting Egypt, Qatar and Turkiye for brokering it. Trump said an international stabilization force would work alongside a new Palestinian police force to assume responsibility for security in Gaza. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement called the announced agreement “inaccurate” and expressed reservations about its current form.
The developments followed meetings in Cairo that began Wednesday, bringing together Hamas negotiators, Egyptian officials and Qatari and Turkish mediators, and came shortly after Hamas concluded internal elections in which Khalil al-Hayya was elected head of its political bureau. The roadmap concludes with a comprehensive reconstruction plan for Gaza to be implemented on a fixed timetable under international supervision, the sources said.
Sources: teleSUR, Anadolu, Turkiye Today
Author: Middle East Desk
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