Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy denies financial deal with Hamas: ‘Not on the table’
The Board of Peace on Wednesday denied that there is any “financial agreement” with Hamas, after the Kan public broadcaster reported that the body agreed to cover $400 million of Hamas’s debt to outside parties as part of its roadmap for the terror group’s disarmament.Instead, the sum earmarked in the disarmament plan will be used to pay severance to Hamas civil servants who don’t end up being hired by the new Palestinian technocratic government meant to run the territory, an Arab diplomat from one of the mediating countries told The Times of Israel on Wednesday.“The claims that there is a financial agreement between the Board of Peace and Hamas are false,” Board of Peace Gaza envoy Nickolay Mladenov wrote in Hebrew on X on Wednesday. “No such proposal was discussed, negotiated, or considered, and it will not be on the table in the future either.”“Hamas will have no role in…
The Board of Peace has denied reports of a financial agreement with Hamas, specifically refuting claims that it would cover $400 million of Hamas's debt. Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace Gaza envoy, stated, "No such proposal was discussed, negotiated, or considered, and it will not be on the table in the future either." Instead, the $400 million earmarked in the disarmament plan is intended for severance payments to Hamas civil servants not hired by the new Palestinian technocratic government, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), and to assess and address legitimate outstanding obligations to suppliers and contractors for genuine services. Mladenov emphasized that "Hamas will have no role in the governance of Gaza and will have no access to funds," and that all contracts and payments will undergo rigorous review and audit.
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