Current sectionGaza NewsAfter Netanyahu Meets Envoy The Trump-backed Board of Peace initially said the IDF withdrawal and Hamas disarmament would be completed simultaneously, later amending its statement • A senior Israeli official said earlier that the IDF insists on the right to strike any threats in Gaza and will not withdrawShare 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 formatSubscribeRawan Suleimanand Liza Rozovsky09:03 PM • August 03 2026 IDTA senior Israeli official on Monday said that Israel will not fully withdraw from the Gaza Strip and will retain the freedom to strike "any threat," as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Board of Peace top envoy Nickolay Mladenov to discuss the emerging deal in Gaza. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:HamasGazaCease-fire/hostage release talksBoard of PeaceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Election PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastBoard of Peace: Israel to Start Gaza Withdrawal Only After Hamas DisarmedSenior Police Officer Probed After Haaretz Report on Ben-Gvir Ally RapperNetanyahu Turned Israel From Trusted U.S. Ally to a Sidelined ObserverFive Gunmen and More Than 30 Rounds: Reconstructing the Deadly Shooting in TellFamily Loses Refund for $5,500 Dubai Vacation as Israeli Court Backs Booking.comRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of Joy