Gaza peace plan: Will US pressure Israel to accept it?

US President Donald Trump touted it as a "historic breakthrough."

But so far the new Gaza peace deal , announced last week and meant to help end the fighting and ease the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the coastal enclave, only seems to have resulted in another standoff between the key belligerents.

However, experts point out, there are some differences between this new peace deal and previous arrangements that could be positive.

For one thing, it is much more detailed and substantive. For another, statements by Trump indicate he might be more willing to push Israel towards accepting the deal. And finally, after resisting the idea for years, this month the Gaza-based group Hamas has agreed to disarm.

It was Hamas that sent fighters into Israel on October 7, 2023, an attack that resulted in over 1,000 deaths and sparked nearly three years of an ongoing Israeli military campaign in Gaza. The Israeli military has since killed over 73,000 people there , causing a UN independent commission of inquiry to classify its behavior as a genocide.

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One of the main sticking points of any peace plan for Gaza has been the sequencing of events. Israel has demanded that Hamas disarm before it withdraws its troops from Gaza. But up until last month, Hamas had refused to disarm until Israel withdrew its troops. This led to an ongoing stalemate.

Early in July, Hamas agreed to hand over power to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza , or NCAG, a group of independent technocrats set up to govern Gaza. Later in July, the group also agreed to hand over their weapons to the NCAG.