Board of Peace

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has agreed to the Gaza disarmament plan proposed by the Board of Peace, according to Arab sources cited by the Saudi outlet Al-Arabiya. The development follows Hamas's formal acceptance of the proposal last week and initiates a 14-day window for all parties to finalize a specific timeline for the implementation of each stage. While the framework outlines a gradual Israeli military withdrawal in exchange for the surrender of weapons, Jerusalem has maintained that any pullout remains strictly contingent on the genuine and verified disarmament of terror factions in the Strip.

The Gaza Peace Council published a detailed roadmap Friday afternoon for the implementation of the Gaza disarmament agreement, outlining a phased process for the surrender of Hamas military assets and the withdrawal of Israeli forces. While the plan formalizes the terror group's commitment to relinquish its arsenal, the document reveals significant security complexities, including a provision that heavy weaponry will remain stored within the Gaza Strip under Palestinian custody rather than being transferred to Israel or a third party.

A senior official of the Gaza Peace Council told חדשות 12 (N12) early Friday that Hamas and other Palestinian factions have agreed to a complete disarmament of the Gaza Strip. The reported framework is built on a "zero trust" model, requiring independent verification of every stage as authority is transferred to a technocratic government.

Recent strategic shift in the Council's demands regarding light weapons and tunnels.

The Board of Peace, alongside Egypt, Qatar, the United States, and Turkey, announced Saturday that Hamas has agreed to a detailed roadmap for the next phases of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire. According to the announcement, the NCAG (the coalition tasked with administering Gaza) will enter a transition deployment phase toward governing the Strip, backed by the International Stabilization Force (ISF). An International Verification Committee (IVC) will verify compliance, and the IDF is to withdraw in phases while the ISF manages a buffer zone. Reconstruction will be coordinated by the Board of Peace alongside the NCAG using international funding.

The Gaza Strip is a coastal territory on the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Israel and Egypt. Since 2007, it has been under the de facto control of the Hamas terror organization. Following the October 7, 2023 massacre, the territory has been the primary theater of an intensive IDF military campaign. As of August 2026, the Strip is at a strategic turning point involving a U.S.-brokered disarmament framework and the potential transition to a technocratic governance model.

Nikolay Mladenov is a veteran diplomat currently serving as the head of the Gaza Peace Council, where he oversees the complex disarmament and withdrawal framework between Israel and Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip.

Nikolai Mladenov is a veteran diplomat and UN envoy currently serving as the head of the Gaza Peace Council, tasked with overseeing disarmament and withdrawal frameworks between Israel and Palestinian factions.

The Israel National Guard is a specialized security force operating under the Israel Border Police (Magav), tasked with enhancing internal security, combating organized crime, and responding to civil unrest and emergency scenarios within Israel.

Mohsen Rezaei is a senior Iranian military commander and political official who serves as the senior military adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. A former Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), he is a primary architect of Iran's regional strategy and a leading voice in the regime's direct kinetic confrontation with Israel and the United States.

Mahmoud Fatair was a Nukhba commander in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Central Gaza Brigade who participated in the October 7 massacre and was later documented overseeing hostage handovers in Gaza.