‘Board of Peace’ to launch ‘Hamas-free’ camps as Israel tightens grip on Gaza

‘Board of Peace’ to launch ‘Hamas-free’ camps as Israel tightens grip on Gaza Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 07/01/2026 - 11:29 Israel Hayom reports the pilot site is set to be Tel Sultan, near Rafah, where civilians 'with no weapons or affiliation with Hamas' will be policed by a multinational force A crane hoists a vehicle at the Logistics Support Area, in a location given as near the Kerem Abu Salem crossing, in this handout picture released 30 June (Board of Peace/Reuters) Off US President Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace is set to launch “Hamas-free humanitarian zones” in Gaza where Palestinians will be herded while the Israeli military expands its control on the rest of the territory, Israeli media is reporting. Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported that the first site will open in Tel Sultan, near Rafah, “within weeks”, and house civilians “with no weapons or affiliation with Hamas”. It added that the zone will be policed by a “multinational force”, known as the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), which will be equipped with “non-lethal weapons” and operate from the Israeli Amitai Camp near Gaza under the command of the board.