Current sectionMiddle East NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribePalestinians walk along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed in Gaza City, May 15 Credit: (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem HanaThe board's high representative is running out of patience, and it appears the question of Gaza's reconstruction will hinge on whether Hamas continues to refuse to disarm and Israel continues its attacks on the enclaveLiza Rozovsky02:08 PM • May 16 2026 IDTThe Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, met foreign media in Israel on Wednesday for his first press conference in his new position. Mladenov spoke in detail about the disarmament proposal presented to Hamas. He described the ongoing suffering in Gaza.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Gaza aidHamasIDFGazaTrump Mideast planBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpBoard of PeaceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesHamasIsrael ElectionsJerusalem DayGaza FlotillaEurovisionIsrael-NYTHaQuizHaaretz PodcastCan Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza Force Its Plan on Hamas and Israel?Source: FIFA to Meet Iranian Soccer Officials to Discuss World Cup on SaturdayIDF Soldier Filmed Pointing Weapon at Chest of Palestinian Who Posed No ThreatTop Hamas Military Chief Killed in IDF Gaza Strikes, Hamas Official and IDF SayU.S. Suspends Sanctions Against UN Investigator Francesca AlbaneseRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran StandoffIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked