BoP chief met with Netanyahu, requested end of strikes on Hamas, sources tell 'Post'

The board clarified that the IDF’s withdrawal from Gaza will only take place once all weapons and military infrastructure in Gaza are decommissioned.

Board of Peace (BoP) Director-General and High Representative for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and requested that all IDF strikes against Hamas in Gaza stop so a “14-day ceasefire” aimed at kickstarting the demilitarization of Hamas can begin, sources familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.

In a statement released on X/Twitter, the BoP described the meeting between Netanyahu and Mladenov as “constructive and detailed,” asserting that both parties share a common understanding of the ultimate objective in Gaza.

The BoP stated that the objective is “the complete decommissioning of weapons in the [Gaza] Strip and the transition away from rule by the gun to civilian governance.”

The board clarified that the IDF’s withdrawal from Gaza will only take place once all weapons and military infrastructure, including light weapons, heavy weapons, and tunnels, in Gaza are decommissioned.

Hamas allegedly committed to this process, according to the BoP.

The implementation will be overseen by the International Stabilization Force and the Implementation Verification Committee, which the US and BoP are both a part of.

Mladenov described the day as “long” in a statement released on X/Twitter.

“This is the start of the hard phase,” he continued. “Not much of what we do now is dramatic. It is slow, grinding and technical work.”

IDF's Gaza strikes interfere with BoP efforts to disarm Hamas, give medical care, Mladenov implies

This comes after Mladenov implied on Sunday that IDF strikes in the Gaza Strip are interfering with peace efforts.

"Two days of strikes across Gaza have killed civilians and destroyed medical supplies that people depend on," Mladenov said in an X/Twitter post.

Mladenov noted that the BoP's current efforts are concentrated on disarming "Palestinian factions" in Gaza and implementing a civilian government.

He added that both Israel and the "Palestinian factions" have obligations under the deal that they must adhere to.

"My team and I are working around the clock with the parties, the mediators and regional partners to de-escalate and create the space for the full implementation of the [US] President's plan," he said. "Achieving a lasting peace is hard but achievable if everyone makes their best efforts."

IDF kills two Hamas commanders in Gaza

Mladenov's comments come following an IDF announcement earlier on Sunday that it had killed two Hamas commanders in Gaza over the weekend.

 Also on Sunday, the IDF said it killed three Gaza terrorists from three separate terror groups over the past week.