Israel and Hamas remained at loggerheads over a supposed agreement to bring lasting peace to Gaza on Friday, after Donald Trump said his so-called ‘Board of Peace’ had firmed up a deal to disarm the militant group.A senior Hamas official said on Friday that their disarmament would depend on Israel first withdrawing from the Gaza Strip - but a diplomatic source in Israel told The Independent that Hamas would have to give up its guns first.The Board of Peace did little to clarify the situation, sharing a 15-point ‘roadmap’ to peace saying Hamas would give up heavy weapons and security responsibilities, and that Israel would carry out a “phased” retreat from Gaza.Hamas also demanded that Israel stop its attacks in the Gaza Strip, as local health authorities said that at least one person had been killed and several others injured in at least two Israeli airstrikes and by gunfire in the enclave.Hamas said it would give up its weapons once Israel fulfills its commitments (file, 2012) (Reuters)Abdul Hamid Awad, 23, from northern Gaza, told The Independent that while there was a “glimmer of hope” that the agreement might usher in change, he remained wary it could fall flat like so many before it.“There is a deep-seated fear that the agreement will fail, leaving the Palestinian people under the oppression and tyranny of the Israeli occupation,” he said.“I hope for a fair agreement that preserves the lives of the Palestinian people, ends our daily suffering by opening the crossings, and allows the entry of equipment to mitigate the devastating impact on buildings and infrastructure, ultimately leading to reconstruction and the end of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands.”Hamza Kelani, 33 years old, displaced in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, said he was “optimistic” given that most of the sticking points in negotiations have nearly been resolved.Hamas demands that Israel leave the Palestinian enclave and end its strikes (28 July pictured) (AP)“Regarding the issue of weapons, which Hamas was once adamant about, they have now shown flexibility and are ready to finish this, on the condition that the weapons are handed over to a Palestinian party to save face.“They have reached a point of convergence. The point of contention used to be whether to hand them over to Israel or a European country, but handing them over to Arab or Palestinian forces is much better for saving face.“This is the closest the situation has ever been to an agreement.”Asked about conditions in the Gaza strip, nearly a year after the ceasefire came into effect, he said: “I don't know what to say. There is truly no life left that a person can sustain.“No phones, no lighters, no energy, no light, no flashlights; people are exhausted. Whoever had any breath left, that long breath, has finally run out for the people.”Donald Trump (pictured on Friday) said on Thursday a "major milestone" had been reached in the peace process (AFP/Getty)In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, the US president announced a “major milestone” towards ending the war, following months of faltering efforts to keep last year’s ceasefire agreement alive.He said his ‘Board of Peace’, initially set up to oversee the peace process in Gaza, had reached an agreement for the complete disarmament and withdrawal.“This agreement is a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that will work closely with the Board of Peace to help the Palestinian people. At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks,” he said.But an Israeli official indicated on Friday that Israel’s position remained unchanged, saying “there will be no withdrawal whatsoever of the IDF from the current Yellow Line unless Hamas undergoes a genuine disarmament”.They referred to the military demarcation line agreed in the October ceasefire.Ghazi Hamad, a senior Hamas official involved in the negotiations, said their group was ready to accept an agreement he said was “difficult and painful”.But he avoided using the term disarmament and said the agreement was a “comprehensive framework” that would depend on Israel implementing the first phase of the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement.Under that agreement, he said Israel was obliged to end its attacks in Gaza and withdraw its forces to where they stood in October, as well as increase the flow of goods and aid coming into the enclave.Palestinians were hopeful the agreement could spark change, but were wary of expecting too much (AFP/Getty)Only then would Hamas agree to hand over its weapons for storage by the new National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), the Palestinian technocratic body set up to run the enclave.NCAG welcomed “the progress announced yesterday regarding the roadmap and the opening of a path toward beginning its implementation”.It said it was ready to assume its responsibilities, while Germany, a major donor, said it would do its part to help the agreement.British foreign minister Ed Miliband said he welcomed the announcement of a disarmament agreement for the Palestinian group Hamas.“The focus must now be on implementing the 20-point plan in full. This includes the withdrawal of the IDF from Gaza, and respect for the ceasefire from all parties,” he said in a statement, referring to the deal agreed last year.