U.S. wants to start implementing Gaza plan in areas outside Hamas control

Axios · May 13, 2026 · 961 words · By Barak Ravid

Gaza Governance U.S.-Israel Diplomatic Relations Hamas Demilitarization

The U.S.-led Board of Peace is considering a 'Plan B' to implement a 20-point governance and reconstruction plan in areas of Gaza not controlled by Hamas. This move follows a deadlock in negotiations regarding Hamas's demilitarization and the group's refusal to surrender weapons.

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15 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The U.S.-led Board of Peace wants to start implementing its Gaza governance and reconstruction plan in the parts of Gaza that are not under Hamas control”

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Wikipedia and web search results confirm the existence of the 'Board of Peace' established by President Trump to administer the ceasefire and relief in Gaza. While the specific detail about implementing in 'parts not under Hamas control' is a logical extension of the board's purpose to administer the ceasefire and relief, the existence of the Board and its mission are verified.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Board of Peace (BoP), or the Peace Board, is an international organization with the stated purpose of promoting peacebuilding around the world. Established by President Donald Trump and led by th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Peace

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace plan, officially the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, is a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas that aims to address the ongoing Gaza war and broader Middle Easte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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“The implementation of President Trump's 20-point peace plan hinges on disarming Hamas”

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Multiple sources reference the 'Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict' (the 20-point plan) and specifically link the peace process and the Board of Peace's success to the disarmament of Hamas.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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“The U.S. has told Israel it does not support a resumption of the war in Gaza as a way to resolve the stalemate”

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The provided evidence discusses US support for Israel and the general Gaza war, but there is no specific evidence in the provided search results stating that the US told Israel it does not support a resumption of the war to resolve a stalemate.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, deliberat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the October 7 attacks and the outbreak of the Gaza war, the United States has provided extensive military, diplomatic, and financial support to Israel. This included rapid deployment of wars…
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“Trump's plan includes a provision that would allow it to move forward in areas outside Hamas' control if the militant group rejects or delays the deal's terms.”

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While the existence of the 20-point plan is verified, the specific provision regarding moving forward in areas outside Hamas control if they reject terms is not explicitly detailed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though it aligns with the Board of Peace's operational goals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas (an acronym from the Arabic: حركة المقاومة الإسلامية, romanized: Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah), is a Sunni Islamist Palestinian nationalist po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of Hamas is an account of the Palestinian nationalist and Islamist – described by some as fundamentalist – socio-political organization based in the Gaza Strip with an associated paramilit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Hamas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The October 7 attacks were a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks

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“The Israel Defense Forces still control more than half of Gaza's territory.”

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The evidence provided includes general information about the Gaza war and the IDF, but does not provide a specific percentage or figure confirming that the IDF controls 'more than half' of Gaza's territory.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The military equipment of Israel includes a wide array of arms, armored vehicles, artillery, missiles, planes, helicopters, and warships. Many of these are purchased overseas and many are indigenous d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Shuja'iyya Popular Defense Forces (Arabic: قوات الدفاع الشعبي للشجاعية, romanized: Quwwat al-Diffa al-Sha'bi lil-Shuja'yia) is an Israeli-backed anti-Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip led and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuja'iyya_Popular_Defense_For…

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“The negotiations with Hamas over demilitarization have involved the high representative of the Gaza Board of Peace, Nickolay Mladenov, U.S. diplomats, and Qatari, Egyptian and Turkish mediators.”

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The web search results for this claim returned irrelevant information about guitars (Taylor Guitars) and did not provide any evidence regarding Nickolay Mladenov or the specific mediators mentioned.

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web search NEUTRAL — Taylor Guitars is a leading manufacturer of acoustic and electric guitars. As well you can build to order via our custom guitar program. Taylor guitars are widely considered among the best-sounding an…
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome! We’re Here for You. As a full-service guitar company, we’re here to support your Taylor experience every step of the way. Register your guitar via the link below and enjoy access to our frien…
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web search NEUTRAL — Taylor's lineup of acoustic guitars is organized by series, each with unique tonewoods, features and visual appointments.
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“The plan envisioned Hamas giving up its heavy weapons and tunnel system as a first stage.”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that the plan requires Hamas to surrender heavy weapons (rockets, launchers, explosives) and the destruction of its tunnel network as a primary requirement/stage.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hamas still has its weapons. The peace process is frozen.In March 2026, American diplomats went to Cairo and handed Hamas a formal proposal. The deal called for Hamas to surrender its heavy weapons — …
https://www.faf.ae/home/2026/5/5/beginners-101-guide-gazas-p…

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web search NEUTRAL — The plan requires Hamas to allow the destruction of its Gaza tunnel network and surrender weapons in stages overseen by a U.S.-backed Palestinian committee. 2How long is the disarmament process outlin…
https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/hamas-disarmament-pl…

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web search NEUTRAL — The US president says Israel and Hamas have "signed off on the first phase" of his 20-point Gaza peace plan, which he unveiled last month.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70155nked7o

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“The next stages envisioned decommissioning personal arms and dismantling militias, including those supported and armed by Israel.”

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The evidence mentions that without demilitarization, it would be difficult for the Board of Peace to bring about 'next steps', but the specific detail about decommissioning personal arms and dismantling Israeli-supported militias is not corroborated by multiple sources in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine.[32][33][34] Key aspects of t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel also considers Hamas’ vast underground tunnel network in Gaza to be part of the group’s military infrastructure. And without demilitarization, it will be difficult for Mr. Trump’s new Board of …
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/world/middleeast/hamas-we…

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web search NEUTRAL — Executive Summary The Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, introduced by U.S. President Donald Trump in September 2025, represented one of the most ambitious American diplomatic interventions …
https://www.faf.ae/home/2026/5/5/trumps-gaza-impasse-the-dis…

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“At a press conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Mladenov acknowledged there have been violations of the ceasefire by Israel.”

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“"The more Iran is weakened, the more Hamas is weakened," Trump told Axios in an interview two weeks ago.”

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“Last week, Mladenov and U.S. diplomat Aryeh Lightstone... met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the stalemate with Hamas.”

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“Mladenov said the board wants to get the Palestinian technocratic government — which has been working out of Cairo — to move into these parts of Gaza.”

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“it [the board] also wants to start reconstruction in those areas and deploy the International Stabilization Force and a new Palestinian police force that will soon start training in Egypt.”

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“it [Hamas] recently prevented Palestinian construction workers from going to the city of Rafah to join UAE-led reconstruction work there.”

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“Mladenov and Lightstone met Netanyahu again on Wednesday to discuss the way forward in Gaza”

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