Board of Peace Revises Gaza Withdrawal After Netanyahu Talk

A key part of a U.S.-brokered disarmament deal for Gaza has been publicly revised following a meeting between international mediators and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Israeli airstrikes continue in the territory. The Board of Peace, the body overseeing the implementation of President Donald Trump's peace plan, announced on Monday, August 3, that Israel's military withdrawal from Gaza will only occur after Hamas completes weapons decommissioning, reversing earlier statements that the two processes would happen simultaneously.

The shift came after the Board's top envoy for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, held what were described as constructive talks with Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday. The meeting focused on the disarmament framework announced last week, under which Hamas agreed to hand over its weapons to a new Palestinian civilian body, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza. Following the meeting, the Board of Peace stated on social media that "the withdrawal of the IDF beyond the Yellow Line will take place only once decommissioning is complete," attributing earlier reports of a synchronized process to inaccuracies. This contradicts Mladenov's own...