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Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal and urges a halt to strikes

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JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) -- The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza's postwar transition met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement, in part to discuss a new disarmament deal the board had reached with the militant Hamas group.
The goal is clear and is not in question: the complete decommissioning of weapons in the Strip, the board's Gaza envoy Nickolay Mladenov said, describing the transition away from rule by the gun to civilian governance.
Mladenov and his team, including senior adviser Aryeh Lightstone, are pressuring Israel to stop striking Gaza as they push ahead with the agreement to decommission the weapons held by Hamas.
Mladenov also pressed Netanyahu to halt Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, according to two people familiar with the meeting.
Hamas said it remained committed to what was agreed regarding the implementation of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, and added it was awaiting a clear and official response from Mladenov and the mediators regarding what was agreed upon.
President Donald Trump announced the agreement, which is part of a broader ceasefire deal reached last year, on Thursday. It calls for Israel to cease its military operations and for Hamas and its allies in Gaza to halt all militant activity. The agreement also laid out in general terms what the decommissioning process would look like.
Israel said it had serious security concerns and that it shared those with the United States. It ramped up its strikes in Gaza, killing 17 people overnight Saturday and into Sunday, according to local health officials.
No airstrikes were reported in Gaza on Monday.
Israeli attacks have killed 1,250 people since the ceasefire deal was reached in October.
Egypt, Qatar and Turkey -- mediators in the Gaza truce negotiations -- denounced the latest Israeli strikes, the particular targeting of healthcare facilities, medical infrastructure and resulting civilian casualties. The mediators also called on the international community to continue to pressure Israel to fulfill its end of the deal.
The war began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage. Israel's military offensive in Gaza has since killed 73,375 people, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Its figures do not distinguish between civilians and combatants.