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

Board of Peace (BoP) Director-General Nickolay Mladenov indicated on Sunday that IDF strikes in Gaza are hindering peace efforts. He stated, "Two days of strikes across Gaza have killed civilians and destroyed medical supplies that people depend on." Mladenov noted that BoP's current efforts, supported by mediators including Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, and the US, focus on disarming Palestinian factions in Gaza and establishing a civilian government. He emphasized that both Israel and Palestinian factions have obligations under a deal they must uphold. Senior White House and BoP officials reiterated that they are "not asking Israel to do anything other than agree to the 20-point plan that they agreed to initially." These comments followed an IDF announcement of killing two Hamas commanders and three other terrorists in Gaza over the weekend and the past week.