After the United Nations Security Council endorsed the U.S. peace plan developed under President Donald Trump's leadership, Hamas rejected two of its vital conditions—the militant group's immediate disarmament and what it called the "international guardianship mechanism".

Phase One of the Trump plan saw an Israeli withdrawal behind agreed lines in Gaza and the exchange of all hostages, living and dead, held by Hamas. But Hamas has not yet handed over all of the deceased hostages.

Under Phase Two of the plan, Hamas is expected to lay down its weapons and disarm. Trump and Israel have made clear that Hamas will be forcibly disarmed if it does not.

It will then see the creation of an international stabilization force to ensure security in Gaza and a transitional "Board of Peace" chaired

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