Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative in Gaza for President Trump's Board of Peace, said on March 19 that American mediators had agreed to a framework requiring "full decommissioning by Hamas and every armed group, with no exceptions and no carve-outs" as a prerequisite for a Gaza reconstruction plan, according to NPR and The Hill. The proposal represents the formal phase-two framework for the Gaza ceasefire that began in October 2025.

The ceasefire, while technically still in place, has been overshadowed by the Iran war, which has diverted both U.S. and Israeli diplomatic attention. NPR reported that negotiations over next steps — including Hamas disarming and Israel withdrawing from Gaza — have been suspended. The Trump administration, NPR noted, has been pressing to complete a deal that would allow Gaza reconstruction to begin, but Israeli far-right coalition partners have opposed any arrangement that leaves Hamas in a governing role.

Hamas has not responded publicly to the disarmament framework. Analysts cited by NPR said Hamas currently views time as being in its favor, as its influence and territorial control in Gaza has strengthened rather than weakened over the six months of the ceasefire. The Council on Foreign Relations noted in a published guide to the Trump peace plan that the framework envisions a 20-point sequence that has stalled at multiple junctures since phase one concluded.

Conservative outlets including the Washington Examiner noted that the disarmament framework, if accepted, would be a historic achievement — the first time any Palestinian armed faction has agreed to decommission — and praised the Trump administration's hardline stance. Left-leaning outlets including NPR expressed skepticism that Hamas would disarm absent credible security guarantees for Gaza's civilian population and noted that Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank has continued throughout the ceasefire period.