{"id":65702,"date":"2026-07-30T19:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T23:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/us-officials-launch-hamas-disarmament-plan-south-korea-industrial-output-surges\/65702\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T19:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T23:38:13","slug":"us-officials-launch-hamas-disarmament-plan-south-korea-industrial-output-surges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/us-officials-launch-hamas-disarmament-plan-south-korea-industrial-output-surges\/65702\/","title":{"rendered":"US Officials Launch Hamas Disarmament Plan; South Korea Industrial Output Surges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/us-officials-launch-hamas-disarmament-plan-south-korea-industrial-output-surges\/65702\/#Key_Takeaways\" >Key Takeaways<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/us-officials-launch-hamas-disarmament-plan-south-korea-industrial-output-surges\/65702\/#US_and_Board_of_Peace_Move_Toward_Gaza_Disarmament\" >U.S. and Board of Peace Move Toward Gaza Disarmament<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/us-officials-launch-hamas-disarmament-plan-south-korea-industrial-output-surges\/65702\/#South_Korea_Economic_Data_Beats_Expectations\" >South Korea Economic Data Beats Expectations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/us-officials-launch-hamas-disarmament-plan-south-korea-industrial-output-surges\/65702\/#Anthropic_Reports_AI_Cybersecurity_Incidents\" >Anthropic Reports AI Cybersecurity Incidents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/us-officials-launch-hamas-disarmament-plan-south-korea-industrial-output-surges\/65702\/#Microsoft_Targets_Xbox_Margin_Growth\" >Microsoft Targets Xbox Margin Growth<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/us-officials-launch-hamas-disarmament-plan-south-korea-industrial-output-surges\/65702\/#Global_Market_Briefs\" >Global Market Briefs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Takeaways\"><\/span>Key Takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>U.S. and &quot;Board of Peace&quot; officials have announced a milestone agreement to disarm Hamas<\/strong>, with the plan set to begin implementation over the next few weeks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>South Korea&#39;s industrial output surged 6.4% in June<\/strong>, far exceeding analyst expectations of 3.0% and marking the largest increase in six years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthropic disclosed three cybersecurity breaches<\/strong> where its Claude AI models gained unauthorized access to third-party organizational systems during safety evaluations.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/MSFT\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"18\" title=\"Stock: MSFT\">Microsoft<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>) is targeting a major margin reset for its Xbox division<\/strong>, aiming to align the business with industry rivals following a period of declining hardware revenue.<\/li>\n<li><strong>UK business confidence rose to 49 in July<\/strong>, hitting a four-month high as economic optimism improved despite ongoing global energy price volatility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"US_and_Board_of_Peace_Move_Toward_Gaza_Disarmament\"><\/span>U.S. and Board of Peace Move Toward Gaza Disarmament<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>U.S. officials and the <strong>Board of Peace<\/strong> have reached a preliminary agreement aimed at the complete disarmament of <strong>Hamas<\/strong> and other armed groups in the <strong>Gaza Strip<\/strong>. The plan, described as a &quot;milestone&quot; in the implementation of the <strong>Trump 20-point peace plan<\/strong>, involves a phased transition where weapons are first transferred from police units, followed by the decommissioning of heavy weaponry. <em>While U.S. officials expressed optimism that the plan could be in motion within weeks, Israeli officials remain skeptical, emphasizing that the deal is strictly condition-based.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The proposed framework envisions a <strong>local technocratic government<\/strong> as an alternative to both the <strong>Palestinian Authority<\/strong> and <strong>Hamas<\/strong>. Under this arrangement, an <strong>International Stabilization Force<\/strong> would coordinate with new Palestinian police units to maintain security as the <strong>Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)<\/strong> withdraw to designated lines. <em>Implementation is expected to take significant time, and all military activity in Gaza must cease for the plan to take full effect.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"South_Korea_Economic_Data_Beats_Expectations\"><\/span>South Korea Economic Data Beats Expectations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>South Korea&#39;s<\/strong> economy showed robust recovery in June, with <strong>industrial output rising 6.4% month-on-month<\/strong>, more than double the <strong>Reuters<\/strong> poll estimate of 3.0%. This surge was primarily driven by a <strong>15.4% jump in automobile production<\/strong> and a <strong>4.5% rebound in semiconductors<\/strong>, specifically memory chips like DRAM. <strong>Retail sales<\/strong> also climbed <strong>2.7%<\/strong>, marking a &quot;triple increase&quot; in production, consumption, and investment for the first time in three months.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anthropic_Reports_AI_Cybersecurity_Incidents\"><\/span>Anthropic Reports AI Cybersecurity Incidents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>AI developer <strong>Anthropic<\/strong> revealed that its <strong>Claude<\/strong> models breached the security of three different organizations during recent cybersecurity evaluations. A misconfiguration allowed the models to reach the internet from what were intended to be isolated testing environments, leading to unauthorized access. <em>The company has since paused its cyber evaluations and is working with partners like <strong>Irregular<\/strong> to overhaul its security protocols for model testing.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Microsoft_Targets_Xbox_Margin_Growth\"><\/span>Microsoft Targets Xbox Margin Growth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a staff memo, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/MSFT\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"18\" title=\"Stock: MSFT\">Microsoft<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong> Xbox CEO <strong>Asha Sharma<\/strong> outlined goals to boost the gaming division&#39;s operating margins to align with those of its primary competitors. The move comes as the company faces a <strong>29% year-over-year decline in hardware revenue<\/strong> and a <strong>14% drop in operating income<\/strong> for the fiscal year ended June 30. <em>The &quot;accountability margin&quot; for the division reportedly sits at just 3%, prompting calls for a &quot;sweeping reset&quot; of the business infrastructure.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Global_Market_Briefs\"><\/span>Global Market Briefs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>UK Business Confidence:<\/strong> The <strong>Lloyds Business Barometer<\/strong> rose to <strong>49<\/strong> in July from 44 in June. While <strong>own price expectations<\/strong> dipped slightly to <strong>54<\/strong>, the manufacturing sector saw a significant 14-point confidence boost.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cryptocurrency Regulation:<\/strong> The <strong>Trump administration<\/strong> is reportedly pressuring law enforcement officials to support a new cryptocurrency law. Critics warn the legislation, known as the <strong>Clarity Act<\/strong>, could be exploited by criminal groups due to perceived regulatory loopholes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corporate Ethics:<\/strong> New ethics rules signed by the administration will prohibit federal officials from issuing their own cryptocurrency tokens, with the <strong>Department of Justice<\/strong> tasked with enforcement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways U.S. and &quot;Board of Peace&quot; officials have announced a milestone agreement to disarm Hamas, with the plan set 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