The Board of Peace, following a meeting between its head Nikolay Mladenov and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanded that Hamas's AlQassam Brigades completely decommission all weaponry, including rifles and tunnel infrastructure, before the IDF begins its withdrawal. The demand overturns a previous understanding that only heavy weapons would be handed over after an Israeli pullout. The decommissioning is to be overseen by the International Stabilization Force and the International Verification Force.
The Board of Peace, the U.S.-led mediation body for the Gaza Strip, issued a new demand Monday night for the complete disarmament of Hamas's AlQassam Brigades. The demand, which follows a meeting between Board head Nikolay Mladenov and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, requires the surrender of all weapons—including rifles, tunnel infrastructure, and heavy weaponry—before the Israel Defense Forces begin any withdrawal from the Strip.
The move overturns a previous understanding in which Hamas had agreed to hand over only heavy weapons to the Palestinian technocratic committee after an Israeli withdrawal. Under the new demand, decommissioning is to be overseen by the International Stabilization Force (ISF) and the International Verification Force (IVF).
The Board of Peace has been mediating the Gaza disarmament process since July, when President Donald Trump announced a framework agreement on July 31. Since then, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have signaled acceptance of the general plan, though Israel has insisted on full, verified disarmament before any troop redeployment. The IDF has reportedly set three red lines for the deal, including a demand for complete disarmament before any withdrawal, as The Zioneer reported on August 3.
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