Israel agrees to Board of Peace Gaza plan by August 7?

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Market context

Israel’s decision is the key swing factor here: the new Board of Peace framework ties Israeli withdrawal to Hamas disarmament, while Israeli officials have already objected that the proposal does not sufficiently guarantee demilitarisation. Reuters reported on 30 July that the plan envisages a civilian administration, an international security force and staged Israeli pullbacks, but it still depends on both sides meeting a series of sequential commitments.[12][2]

The market’s **10%** implied probability fits a pattern where high-profile Gaza ceasefire announcements often move first on rhetoric and later on formal acceptance, with the hardest step being Israel’s explicit endorsement of a text that constrains its military freedom. Comparable episodes in this conflict have repeatedly shown that broad framework deals can attract public praise while leaving the crucial implementation language contested, especially on troop withdrawals, hostage releases and weapons removal.[4][7][18]

The main catalyst to watch is whether Jerusalem issues a clear written acceptance, or instead keeps the door open through conditional language while talks continue. Bloomberg reported on 3 August that fresh Israeli strikes on Gaza had already cast doubt on a revival of the plan, which matters because the roadmap’s phased sequencing means any new escalation can stall the political track before the August 7 deadline.[9] Traders are therefore leaning most on official Israeli statements, White House follow-up briefings and any reported shift in the plan’s security guarantees, rather than on general diplomatic optimism.[2][9]

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Methodology

This page tracks Israel agrees to Board of Peace Gaza plan by August 7? across four political prediction venues. Live odds come from the Polymarket order book (the deepest political prediction-market book). Kalshi is the CFTC-regulated US alternative, Betfair the established UK sports-exchange with politics markets, Manifold the open play-money variant. For users geo-blocked from Polymarket directly, brokers like Trump Prediction provide a 0%-fee route into the same order book.

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