Overview
- The Board of Peace issued a public revision after talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that ties any Israeli pullback beyond the October 2025 ‘Yellow Line’ to complete decommissioning of Hamas’s weapons.
- Netanyahu publicly rejected the US draft and said Israel will not withdraw from its current lines until Hamas is fully disarmed, telling officials his government sent formal comments that the plan did not reflect Israel’s position.
- The Board’s new wording contradicts earlier statements by its senior envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, who had said withdrawals should move in lockstep with phased decommissioning, raising questions about the Board’s consistency and independence.
- Key implementation details remain unresolved, including how international verification will work, which countries will supply a small stabilisation force, troop pledges, and funding and vetting for a new Palestinian police and administration.
- The shift deepens a diplomatic rift and risks deadlocking reconstruction as Israel controls roughly 60–70% of Gaza and civilians continue to suffer severe displacement and fresh recoveries of bodies from past strikes.