Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecuritySpeaking to Haaretz, a source with the Board of Peace said a deal with Hamas is expected to be finalized soon, within 'hours or days,' under which the group will be disarmed and weapons will be collected by the board-appointed bodies set to govern the strip, and Israel will 'redeploy' from enclaveShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe06:52 PM • July 30 2026 IDTA source with U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace told Haaretz on Thursday that there had been significant progress in the talks between Israel and Hamas, and that the board is "close to finalizing" an agreement that could be signed in the coming hours or days. CommentsIn the NewsThe Saudi Spin: Is Netanyahu Campaigning Against His Own Defining Legacy?Gaza Agreement 'Nearly Finalized,' Board of Peace Source Tells HaaretzDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Base in Protest of Commander Taking Down BannersPoll: Netanyahu and Eisenkot's Parties Tied, Bennett-Lapid Merger Lose SeatsTop Chef Eyal Shani: How to Prepare Raw Fish Like a ProRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownThese Young Israelis Are Calling for the Zionist Left to Confront the Occupation