Morning update

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Amid the escalation between Iran and the US, Donald Trump and the Board of Peace announced that an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza was reached. Senior Hamas officials confirmed to AFP on Friday that a deal was reached with Israel, but they also stressed their expectations for mediators and the board to ensure that Israel sticks to the deal. Here are the latest developments: Senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad told Al Jazeera that the Palestinian movement will not take any steps toward disarmament before Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza.