Hamas on Friday issued a statement saying the first step toward an agreement would have to be a commitment by Israel “to stopping the killing and ending its attacks.”While an Israeli official said on Friday that Israel’s position remained that “there will be no withdrawal whatsoever of the IDF from the current Yellow Line unless Hamas undergoes a genuine disarmament,” referring to a military demarcation line agreed in the ceasefire.For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.Within hours of Trump’s announcement, Gazan medical authorities said one Palestinian was killed and several others had been wounded in at least two Israeli airstrikes and by gunfire in the enclave. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump announced a “major milestone“ toward ending the war in Gaza, saying his “Board of Peace” had reached an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups.The announcement followed months of faltering efforts to keep the ceasefire agreement reached last year in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh on track and it was not immediately clear how strongly either Hamas or Israel stood behind it.Previous attempts to reach an agreement have foundered amid mutual suspicion and each side’s insistence that the other must move first.Read more: