The 'Board of Peace' announced a Palestinian body will take Hamas weapons. That's not what Trump said

The 'Board of Peace' announced a Palestinian body will take Hamas weapons. That's not what Trump said Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Fri, 07/31/2026 - 18:16 The US president told reporters on Friday that the board itself will handle the handover Palestinian fighters from the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, are seen inside an underground tunnel in Gaza, on 18 August 2014 (Mohammed Salem/Reuters) Off US President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters that the "Board of Peace" will be the one to collect Hamas's weapons as the group begins to disarm, even though the board itself had announced that a Palestinian technocratic body will assume that role. The details matter because the statements marked the first on-camera opportunity for the president to build confidence in the Board of Peace announcement - an organisation for which he is chairman for life.