The head of President Trump’s Board of Peace said the Gaza peace plan is the only path to ending Middle East violence, despite its rejection by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"Both Israelis and the people in Gaza have one shared strong interest and that is to get out of this horrible cycle of violence that has cost so many lives and destruction to both sides," Nikolay Mladenov told Israeli broadcaster N12 Sunday.
He emphasized that the plan aimed to ensure that the Gaza Strip would never again pose a threat to Israel and that the Oct. 7 Hamas incursion could never be repeated.
Israel would only be expected to withdraw its troops once the armed factions in the Gaza Strip, including Hamas, have handed over their weapons, Mladenov restated.
At present, Israel is merely being called upon not to advance any further into the Gaza Strip beyond the so-called "yellow line." Israeli soldiers are also only permitted to open fire in the event of a threat.
