Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain

President Trump says a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza. But many hurdles, conditions and long timelines remain to wind down the war in the Palestinian territory.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8015x5343+0+0/resize/8015x5343!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9d%2Fce%2Fadf2c8ba4d10a7d04451636ae715%2Fap26211233126064.jpg' alt='Palestinians salvage their belongings from the rubble of a building and tents destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Thursday, July 30, 2026.'/><p>President Trump says a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza. But many hurdles, conditions and long timelines remain to wind down the war in the Palestinian territory.</p><p>(Image credit: Jehad Alshrafi)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-136500' />