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Inside Story: Why Israel rejected the Board of Peace’s plan for Gaza

Inside Story: Why Israel rejected the Board of Peace’s plan for Gaza

(Aug. 9, 2026 / JNS) “Withdrawal must move in lockstep with decommissioning,” Board of Peace High Representative Nikolay Mladenov stated on July 31, referring to the release of the body’s 15-point Roadmap for Gaza and, specifically, its proposed timetable for an Israeli pullback from the Strip alongside Hamas’s disarmament.

With those words, Mladenov underscored the widening gap between Jerusalem and the international community over how to proceed with ending the war sparked by the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre. Mladenov acknowledged that “it took months of very difficult negotiations to get here. There were several points when I did not believe we would make it.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War", Gaza

Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says

Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, stating that no military pull-out will happen until Hamas is “genuinely” disarmed.

Trump’s Board of Peace said last month it had reached an agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza.

But Hamas said handing over its heavy weapons was contingent on Israel ending “all forms of aggression” and withdrawing its forces from Gaza.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War", Gaza

If Hamas disarmament plan holds, it could mark first credible step to ending Gaza war

If Hamas disarmament plan holds, it could mark first credible step to ending Gaza war

After months of marathon talks, Hamas has, for the first time, accepted a framework of the Board of Peace’s plan to completely disarm in Gaza.

The plan provides for the inventorying and storage of its remaining heavy weapons under Palestinian supervision, potentially removing the most significant obstacle to advancing the Trump-backed peace initiative for Gaza.

The move comes soon after Hamas concluded leadership elections that brought Gaza-based leader Khalil al-Hayya to the head of the movement.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023", Gaza, Hamas, USA

Before Pouring Billions into Gaza, Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Needs To Ask A Few Hard Questions

As US President Donald J. Trump and members of his “Board of Peace” pledged billions of dollars for “relief and reconstruction” in the Gaza Strip, two recent public opinion polls show that most Palestinians are still concerned about widespread corruption in Palestinian society.

This concern should sound alarm bells for the Trump Administration and donor countries if they are about to invest billions of dollars in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinians are loudly warning international donors that Palestinian leaders are not trustworthy in handling money.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGaza

Israeli forces bulldoze Commonwealth cemetery in Gaza containing 23 Canadian war dead

An article from The Guardian has exposed satellite images and firsthand accounts of the destruction of a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cemetery containing 23 Canadian soldiers.

The cemetery, located in the al-Tuffah district of Gaza City, contained graves of Canadian, British, Australian, and Indian servicemen who died in the First and Second World Wars, as well as those who died in UN peacekeeping service.

Satellite images show that the southernmost part of the cemetery, the section containing the Canadian graves, has been completely destroyed.

(Incognito)

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Gaza, Israel

U.S. Lays Out a Glittering Plan for Gaza, Including Skyscrapers

The Trump administration laid out an ambitious and highly speculative vision for the future of the Gaza Strip at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, as Washington tries to advance the thorny cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

The presentation by Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, featured slides that depicted gleaming skyscrapers rising on Gaza’s coast and the construction of entirely new cities. The plan would require investment of at least $25 billion in the devastated Palestinian enclave, according to the proposal.

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Finance minister says Canada will not pay $1B US if it joins Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Tuesday that Ottawa does not plan to pay the $1-billion US price tag for a permanent seat on U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” that will oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza.

“There [are] a lot of details to be worked out, but one thing which is clear is that Canada is not going to pay if we were to join the Board of Peace,” Champagne told reporters Tuesday morning on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Carney would rather give your tax dollars to UNWRA.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Gaza, USA

Why Israel and Trump Should Be Cautious About Pakistani Troops in Gaza

Israeli officials report that three countries have agreed to Washington’s request to participate in a postwar Gaza “International Stabilization Force” (ISF). The identities of all three have not been disclosed, though Indonesia may be one of them. Earlier reports also identified Pakistan as a possible contributor to the ISF.

In addition, Pakistan does not officially recognize Israel, and has never designated Hamas as a terrorist organization. It may well have an interest in making sure that Hamas can continue its “resistance” — meaning terrorism.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGaza, Israel, Pakistan, USA, WTF?

Gaza: Can ‘Peacekeepers’ and ‘Monitors’ Succeed Except in Wishful Thinking?

Hamas beats Gazans

As part of US President Donald J. Trump’s plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war, international troops could be deployed in the Gaza Strip as early as next month, US officials told Reuters on December 12. According to the unnamed officials, the proposed International Stabilization Force (ISF) would not fight Hamas, the Palestinian terror group that sparked the war by invading Israel on October 7, 2023 and murdering more than 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and wounding thousands more.

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Global Affairs says Canada exploring possible postwar role in Gaza Strip

OTTAWA — With Canadian military personnel already deployed to Gaza to monitor the ceasefire, the federal government says it’s scoping out how it can best support Palestinians in Gaza in the event a peace deal leads to self-governance.

“Decisions have not yet been made on the level of resources nor the type of assistance that we could provide,” Alexandre Lévêque, an assistant deputy minister at Global Affairs Canada, told the House of Commons foreign affairs committee Tuesday.

“The department is working on options to provide to the ministers and prime minister on where we can be most helpful. We have areas of expertise.”

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Muslim states join European powers in backing Trump Gaza plan

Washington’s European allies urged Hamas to accept the plan, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he supported as he warned the Palestinian armed group of more devastation if it did not comply.

Eight Arab or Muslim-majority nations said in a joint statement that they “welcome the role of the American president and his sincere efforts aimed at ending the war in Gaza”.

They said they “affirm their readiness to engage positively and constructively with the United States and the parties toward finalising the agreement and ensuring its implementation”.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGaza

Trump to offer Gazans $5,000 each to leave for ten years

Gaza – one can only imagine the hardship.

Plan to put war-torn territory under US control while turning it into a glitzy tourist destination

The Trump administration would pay Palestinians $5,000 to leave Gaza as part of a proposal for the US to take over the enclave for ten years.
The plans form part of a 38-page prospectus circulating the White House that would see the war-torn territory turned into a trusteeship under US control while it is transformed into a glitzy tourist destination and tech hub.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGaza, USA

Sweden Democrats: Fix Broken Health System for Swedes, Not Gazans

Swedish citizens are constantly being let down by their health care system. But rather than focus on improving services for their voters, establishment figures are considering plans that would place them under further strain.

Health Minister Acko Ankarberg Johansson said on Monday that the government does not rule out transporting Gazans to Sweden and treating them there, an idea supported by the opposition. But already, Swedish hospitals are being closed down, and their patients sent to overcrowded facilities, with women from six regions having to travel up to 300 km to give birth.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, Gaza, Sweden

Canadian Forces airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza for the first time

The Canadian Armed Forces made their first humanitarian airdrop over Gaza on Monday using their own aircraft — delivering 9,800 kilograms of aid to Palestinians, according to Global Affairs Canada.

CBC News had exclusive access to the Canadian effort, which delivered food supplies like lentils, oil, milk powder and pasta using a CC-130J Hercules aircraft that departed from a Jordanian airbase.

Collateral damage?

h/t Auntie Polly

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Gaza