Gaza Peace Council head Nikolay Mladenov met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, according to Army Radio. After the meeting, the Peace Council reiterated that the full IDF withdrawal from the yellow line will occur only after Hamas completes the disarmament of all weapons — heavy, light, and tunnels — as the terror group committed to mediators. Implementation will be supervised by the International Stabilization Force, and progress depends on both sides fulfilling their obligations.
Gaza Peace Council head Nikolay Mladenov met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening, according to Army Radio. Following the meeting, the Peace Council issued a statement reiterating that the full IDF withdrawal from the yellow line will only occur after Hamas completes the disarmament of all weapons — heavy, light, and tunnels — as the terror group committed to mediators. The statement stressed that implementation will be supervised by the International Stabilization Force, and that progress toward full implementation depends on each side fulfilling its obligations.
The meeting was first reported at 16:54 Jerusalem, with sources indicating Mladenov requested a halt to Israeli strikes. Over the following hour, multiple reports from Army Radio, i24NEWS, and N12 added details: the request included a 14-day ceasefire to kickstart disarmament, and the Peace Council's CEO and advisor Aryeh Lightstone urged Netanyahu to halt strikes under President Trump's 20-point plan. By 20:45 Jerusalem, the Peace Council's own statement confirmed the withdrawal condition, marking a shift from earlier reports that focused on the ceasefire request to an explicit linkage of withdrawal to disarmament.
Israel has consistently maintained that it will not pull back until Hamas is fully disarmed. Earlier Monday, The Zioneer reported that Israel conveyed 'serious security concerns' to the White House over the disarmament plan. The Peace Council, established under the Trump administration, has been the primary mediator for the Gaza ceasefire. The International Stabilization Force, which includes US and regional components, is tasked with overseeing implementation.
What remains unresolved is the sequence of implementation. While the Peace Council statement aligns with Israel's position that disarmament must precede withdrawal, the IDF has reportedly set red lines rejecting any phased withdrawal before full disarmament. Hamas has historically conditioned disarmament on an immediate Israeli withdrawal, creating a fundamental deadlock that the latest statement does not resolve.
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