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Board of Peace Envoy Presses Netanyahu to Halt Gaza Strikes and Advance Disarmament Deal
8/4/2026, 4:31:24 AM
Core Event
Nikolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representative for Gaza, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his team on Monday. The talks, described by the board as “constructive and detailed,” focused on a disarmament agreement the board has reached with Hamas that calls for the complete de-commissioning of weapons in the Gaza Strip and a transition to civilian governance. Mladenov and senior adviser Aryeh Lightstone also urged Netanyahu to stop Israeli airstrikes while the de-commissioning process proceeds.
Background & Context
The disarmament plan is part of a broader cease-fire deal announced by President Donald Trump late last week. That agreement, reached in October, ended the two-year Israel-Hamas war that began on Oct. 7 2023 when Hamas militants killed roughly 1,200 people in southern Israel and took 251 hostages. The cease-fire required Israel to cease its military operations and Hamas and its allies to halt all militant activity, while outlining a general framework for weapon de-commissioning.
Data & Statistics
- Israeli strikes have killed 1,250 people in Gaza since the October cease-fire.
- The Gaza Health Ministry reports 73,375 total deaths in the current conflict, figures deemed “generally reliable” by the United Nations and other international bodies.
- Overnight Saturday into Sunday, local health officials recorded 17 Gaza deaths from Israeli airstrikes; no strikes were reported on Monday.
Official Statements & Responses
Israel, after reviewing the agreement text, voiced “serious security concerns” and shared those concerns with the United States. Hamas, in a separate statement, said it and other Palestinian factions remain committed to the second phase of the cease-fire and are awaiting a “clear and official response” from Mladenov and the mediators.
