The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza\u2019s postwar transition has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement, in part to discuss a new disarmament deal the board reached with Hamas.<\/p>\n
Nikolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza, held \u201cconstructive and detailed\u201d talks with the prime minister and his team, the Board of Peace said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal is clear and is not in question: the complete decommissioning of weapons in the Strip and the transition away from rule by the gun to civilian governance,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
According to two people familiar with the meeting, Mladenov also pressed Netanyahu to halt Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip. Mladenov and his team, including senior adviser Aryeh Lightstone, are pressuring Israel to stop striking Gaza as they push ahead with the agreement to decommission the weapons held by Hamas.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump announced the agreement, which is part of a broader ceasefire deal reached last year, on Friday (Australian time). After the text of the agreement was released, Israel said it had \u201cserious security concerns\u201d and that it shared those with the United States. It also ramped up its strikes in Gaza, killing 17 people overnight Saturday and into Sunday, according to local health officials.<\/p>\n
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