A year after the Gaza ceasefire began on October 10, 2025, Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has achieved some prisoner and captive exchanges but failed to deliver several central elements of its plan. Israeli forces still control about 60 percent of the Gaza Strip, exceeding the plan’s target of roughly 50 percent, while Palestinians continue to face displacement and attacks.
Hamas has released all 168 living Israeli captives, and Israel has freed Palestinian prisoners. Hamas has also announced the dissolution of its governing body in Gaza, though Israel dismissed the move as a stunt.
Other commitments remain incomplete. The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, led by Palestinian technocrats and operating from Cairo, has not been allowed by Israel to enter the territory. Aid deliveries average about 227 trucks a day, below the 600 envisioned by the hunger-monitoring system. Israel has also classified thousands of basic goods and vital equipment as having both civilian and military uses, restricting their entry.
The plan’s next phase is blocked by the dispute over Hamas’s weapons. Hamas has agreed to hand them to the Gaza administration committee but rejects disarmament while Israeli attacks continue and Israeli forces remain in the territory. Israel says it will not advance without Hamas disarming. No stabilisation force has been deployed, and the board has said it will not work with UNRWA, whose mandate the UN General Assembly extended through 2029.
The board is authorised to oversee the process until December 2027, when the United Nations will review whether to renew its mandate. The unresolved conditions show that the ceasefire has not produced the withdrawal, governance arrangements, aid access or disarmament required for the plan’s later stages.