Board of Peace says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza before Hamas disarms

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 04, 2026 · 569 words · By Rached El-Moctar

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What to know about Gaza Disarmament Roadmap

Board of Peace says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza before Hamas disarms Netanyahu and board director Maldenov meet amid tensions over Gaza disarmament roadmap and recent Israeli attacks.

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What happened

Board of Peace says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza before Hamas disarms Netanyahu and board director Maldenov meet amid tensions over Gaza disarmament roadmap and recent Israeli attacks.

Why it matters

The US-led Board of Peace has said that an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza will only take place after the disarmament of Hamas is complete, following a meeting between the body’s director, Nickolay Mladenov, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Common ground

The meeting on Monday in West Jerusalem came as Israeli politicians signalled their displeasure with the deal, announced by US President Donald Trump last Thursday.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Egypt, Qatar, and Turkiye, which mediated the disarmament deal, issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s targeting of civilians and healthcare facilities”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “the deal, announced by US President Donald Trump last Thursday”

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Multiple web search results confirm that President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire/disarmament deal 'last Thursday' (relative to the reporting date in October 2025).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 4, 2025, United States president Donald Trump proposed a US takeover of the Gaza Strip and the relocation of its Palestinian inhabitants. Officially known as the Gaza Reconstitution, Econo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Donald_Trump_Gaza_Strip_t…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Board of Peace (BoP), or the Peace Board, is an international organization with the stated purpose of promoting peacebuilding around the world. Established by President Donald Trump and led by th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Peace

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…

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Claim 3: “The “Yellow Line” is the term used to refer to the demarcation line behind which Israeli forces continue to base themselves in Gaza.”

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Al Jazeera, Middle East Eye, and other web results consistently define the 'Yellow Line' as the demarcation line for Israeli military basing/buffer zones in Gaza.

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web search NEUTRAL — Netanyahu and board director Maldenov meet amid tensions over Gaza disarmament roadmap and recent Israeli attacks.The “Yellow Line” is the term used to refer to the demarcation line behind which Israe…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/4/board-of-peace-says-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The so-called yellow line is the demarcation line where the Israeli army withdrew to under the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire that came into effect in October.‘A new border line’. The yellow line r…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/yellow-line-the-de-fact…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Yellow Line is a military boundary that has been unilaterally imposed and marked by Israeli forces inside the Gaza Strip since the US-brokered ceasefire in October. Designated as a no-go zone, it …
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israels-expanding-yellow-…

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Claim 4: “despite an October 2025 “ceasefire”, since which it has killed more than 1,200 Palestinians”

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Al Jazeera and other sources report that despite an October 2025 ceasefire, Israel has killed more than 1,200 Palestinians.

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli attacks killed Palestinians across Gaza as ceasefire violations continued.The cumulative Palestinian death toll since the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, has no…
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/two-more-palestinians-kil…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel has killed more than 1,200 Palestinians since the October 2025 ceasefire was announced and has extended its occupation in total violation of the terms Israel signed and Trump guaranteed.
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/the-gaza-ceasefire-farce-and-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel has steadfastly refused to do so, despite an October 2025 “ceasefire”, since which it has killed more than 1,200 Palestinians, including more than 36 after the disarmament deal was announced.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/4/board-of-peace-says-…

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Claim 5: “Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the agreement was “completely different” to the one the Israeli government had approved”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding statements by Bezalel Smotrich about the agreement being 'completely different'.

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Claim 6: “a meeting between the body’s director, Nickolay Mladenov, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [took place] on Monday in West Jerusalem”

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The meeting between Nickolay Mladenov and Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday is reported by AP, UPI, and other news sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace plan, officially the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, is a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas that aims to address the ongoing Gaza war and broader Middle Easte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are populated by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlement

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Claim 7: “Mladenov urged Netanyahu to stop attacks on Gaza”

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Al Jazeera and other reports specifically state that during the meeting, Mladenov urged Netanyahu to stop attacks on Gaza.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nikolay Evtimov Mladenov (Bulgarian: Николай Евтимов Младенов; born 5 May 1972) is a Bulgarian politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Defense of Bulgaria from 27 July 2009 to 27 January 201…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickolay_Mladenov

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Claim 8: “the Board of Peace, established by Trump in January to oversee the administration of Gaza”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (The Guardian, etc.) confirm the Board of Peace was established by Donald Trump in January to oversee Gaza.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
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Claim 9: “Israel has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians in Gaza since its genocidal war began in October 2023.”

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The claim that Israel has killed over 73,000 Palestinians since October 2023 is reported by Flipboard and another web search result citing a death toll of 73,384.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Israel has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians and injured over 173,000... in a two-year genocidal war in Gaza since October 2023, according to Palestinian figures.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/israeli-strike-on-gaza-city…

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Claim 10: “The US-led Board of Peace has said that an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza will only take place after the disarmament of Hamas is complete”

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Multiple independent sources (France24, Al Jazeera, and other web search results) confirm that the Board of Peace stated Israeli withdrawal is contingent upon the complete disarmament of Hamas.

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Claim 11: “more than 36 [Palestinians killed] after the disarmament deal was announced”

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While Al Jazeera mentions 'more than 36' killed after the deal, the other provided web results for this specific claim are dictionary definitions of the word 'more' and do not provide independent corroboration of the number.

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web search NEUTRAL — MORE definition: in greater quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number. See examples of more used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/more

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Examples of more in a Sentence Adjective I felt more pain after the procedure, not less. The new engine has even more power. You like more sugar in your tea than I do.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more

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web search NEUTRAL — More or less means ‘mostly’, ‘nearly’ or ‘approximately’. We use it in mid position (between the subject and main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after be as a main verb).
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/more

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