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

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Market context

Israel’s acceptance is the main hinge here, not Hamas’s, and the current 11% pricing reflects that the White House roadmap is still conditional and politically fraught. Reporting since 30 July has consistently stressed that the framework requires Israel to accept staged withdrawal terms while Hamas disarms and yields governance, with Reuters and Politico noting that implementation depends on both sides meeting linked commitments rather than a single quick announcement.[2][12] JTA reported on 31 July that Israel had already rejected an earlier version on the grounds that it did not adequately address Hamas disarmament and Gaza demilitarisation, which is a strong reminder that Israeli assent is not automatic even after diplomatic fanfare.[1]

For traders, the key catalyst is whether Jerusalem issues a formal acceptance statement before 7 August, or whether officials instead continue to frame the plan as unacceptable without tougher security guarantees. Bloomberg reported on 3 August that renewed Israeli strikes were already casting doubt on the revival of the peace push, while CNN said implementation details were expected to unfold over weeks and only after verified completion of prior steps.[9][6] That means the market is leaning on public read-outs from the Israeli prime minister’s office, cabinet-level remarks, and any White House or mediator follow-up after further talks, rather than on the broader ceasefire headlines themselves. In comparable Gaza diplomacy episodes, headline agreements have often moved quickly at first but then stalled over sequencing, verification, and withdrawal terms, so the short window here matters more than the long roadmap.[3][8]

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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 Election Predictions UK provide a 0%-fee route into the same order book.

Resolution & payout

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