Trump announces Hamas disarmament deal for Gaza, but major obstacles remain

In the long and fractured history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, President Trump stepped forward this week to announce what he called a disarmament deal — Hamas would surrender its weapons, Israel would withdraw, and Gaza might begin to breathe again. Yet the announcement arrived without confirmation from either party, a silence that speaks to how far the distance remains between declaration and reality. The plan is elaborate and phased, stretching potentially a year into the future, while more than 73,000 Palestinians lie dead and the survivors wait in rubble and tents. Humanity has see