US and Board of Peace Advance 'Plan B': Implement Gaza Governance and Reconstruction in Non-Hamas Areas as Disarmament Talks Collapse

The United States and the international Board of Peace have agreed internally to move forward with a 'Plan B' for Gaza — implementing the 20-point Trump postwar plan in the portions of the Gaza Strip not under Hamas military control — after negotiations over Hamas disarmament reached a firm deadlock, according to multiple reports from May 13-14, 2026. The plan involves moving the Palestinian technocratic government (currently based in Cairo, led by former Palestinian Minister Ali Shaath) into areas of Gaza outside Hamas control, deploying the International Stabilization Force, training a new Palestinian police force in Egypt, and beginning reconstruction in those zones. The Board of Peace and Trump administration planned to publicly announce the Plan B rollout at the beginning of June 2026. Board of Peace Director General Nickolay Mladenov stated on May 13 that Hamas was 'tightening its grip and blocking reconstruction,' and that the ceasefire hinges entirely on Hamas's willingness to disarm — calling it 'not negotiable.' Hamas has linked disarmament to Israeli troop withdrawals and proposed retaining a police force under interim administration, which Israel and the Board of Peace rejected. The Plan B approach would create a dual-track Gaza — with the Board of Peace-administered reconstruction zone coexisting with Hamas-controlled territory — while military pressure from Israel's renewed campaign continued.