Israel says ceasefire void if Hamas won't disarm, Board of Peace tells Palestinians

Israel says ceasefire void if Hamas won't disarm, Board of Peace tells Palestinians Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/07/2026 - 10:27 Hamas has rejected disarmament proposals, citing ongoing Israeli ceasefire violations Mourners at the funeral of a Palestinian boy killed in an Israeli strike on a police post at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, 5 May 2026 (Reuters/Dawoud Abu Alkas) Off The US -backed Board of Peace has told Gaza technocratic committee officials that Israel is not obligated to uphold ceasefire commitments if Hamas refuses to disarm, a document obtained by the Times of Israel has revealed. In the letter, Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza, warned the head of the Palestinian technocratic government – which is intended to replace Hamas in governing Gaza – that the group’s refusal to accept the panel’s proposal to disarm will render the terms of the October 2025 so-called Gaza ceasefire “null and void”. Under the terms, Israel is obligated to halt all attacks, dramatically upscale aid entry into the territory, fully reopen the Rafah crossing, and withdraw all its troops behind the agreed “yellow line”.