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Diplomat warns Gaza ceasefire could become fence without Hamas disarmament

5/15/2026

Summary

Story summary

Diplomat Nickolay Mladenov warned that without Hamas disarmament the Gaza ceasefire could create a fence along the Yellow Line.
The U.S. President Donald Trump-led Board of Peace is stalled because Hamas has not disarmed, making its 15-point roadmap require disarmament before reconstruction and withdrawal.
Conditions stay severe, with about 90 % of Gaza’s residents displaced, daily gunfire near a Red Cross field hospital, and aid limited to 600 lorries per day.

History

Historical Context

In August 2005 Ariel Sharon ordered Israel’s unilateral disengagement, evacuating about 8,000 settlers from 21 Gaza settlements by September 12. The pullout left Israel controlling Gaza’s airspace, maritime access and most border crossings, a condition the UN still calls an occupation. Today a U.S.-led peace board, urged by President Donald Trump and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, confronts the same security-vacuum fears.

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Story summary

Diplomat Nickolay Mladenov warned that without Hamas disarmament the Gaza ceasefire could create a fence along the Yellow Line.
The U.S. President Donald Trump-led Board of Peace is stalled because Hamas has not disarmed, making its 15-point roadmap require disarmament before reconstruction and withdrawal.
Conditions stay severe, with about 90 % of Gaza’s residents displaced, daily gunfire near a Red Cross field hospital, and aid limited to 600 lorries per day.

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