Gaza’s ‘road map’ is driven by Trump, but reluctant passengers and serious potholes could derail pathway to peace

By Mkhaimar Abusada, Visiting Scholar of Global Affairs, Northwestern University

Nearly 10 months after agreeing to the first phase of a ceasefire, Israel and Hamas are being compelled – somewhat reluctantly – to move to “phase 2.”

On July 30, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that Hamas had accepted to disarm and transfer security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip to a technocratic Palestinian administration – a key requisite of phase 2 of the U.S.-brokered peace…

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