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Gaza-bound technocrats draw up 71 rebuilding projects, which hinge on Israeli approval
National Committee for the Administration of Gaza chief commissioner Ali Shaath holds up the NCAG's mission statement as he is flanked by members of the panel on January 17, 2026. (Ali Shaath/X)
Board of Peace-overseen committee tasked with replacing Hamas has detailed plans for first 6 months of work, but there's no guarantee they'll be able to start after Israeli election
Hamas police forces deploy in Gaza City on October 11, 2025. (Ali Hassan/ Flash90)
September 9, 2026, 7:36 am
Israel barring recruits it vetted for Gaza police from leaving Strip for training
16,500 of 283,000 applicants approved to serve on new technocratic government’s police force still need to be let out for training in Egypt, Board of Peace officials tell ToI
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (right) meet with top White House adviser Jared Kushner (second from left) and US adviser Aryeh Lightstone (left) in Jerusalem on November 10, 2025. (Haim Zach/GPO)
August 19, 2026, 3:54 am
PM, Kushner clashed over continued Israeli strikes on Oct. 7 terrorists — officials
Officials tell ToI that Trump aide also took issue with Netanyahu’s refusal to let police recruits leave Gaza for training, as Board of Peace needs them for Hamas weapons handovers
By Jacob Magid and Nava Freiberg
A displaced Palestinian man walks with his children at a camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Augist 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
August 16, 2026, 4:03 am
IDF: Tank in Gaza hit by explosive device in ‘grave’ truce breach; no soldiers hurt
Military says troops killed pair of terrorists who crossed Yellow Line to sabotage weapons; Hamas chief Hayya set to visit Cairo amid US efforts to advance disarmament plan
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and AFP
Palestinians in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip, August 12, 2026. (Abed Rahim Khatib/FLASH90)
August 12, 2026, 7:43 pm
Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy denies financial deal with Hamas: ‘Not on the table’
$400 million will pay ‘legitimate’ contractors, severance to Hamas civil servants not hired by new technocratic government, sources tell ToI; NCAG to audit Hamas books
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
Illustrative: A Palestinian man rides his bicycle by the rubble of buildings that were destroyed during the Israel Hamas war, in southern Gaza Strip, July 31, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
August 10, 2026, 1:28 am
Board of Peace envoy says full execution of Gaza plan only ‘guarantee’ Oct. 7 won’t recur
Nickolay Mladenov tells Channel 12 disarmament plan is ‘not built on trust,’ but complete verification of progress; White House said not worried about Netanyahu’s rejection of plan
By Stav Levaton, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Palestinians respond at the site of an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, August 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
August 4, 2026, 12:23 pm
‘First, stop the killing’: Gazans say they’ll believe ceasefire roadmap when strikes end
Despite talks of a breakthrough on the second phase of the October 2025 agreement, many in the Strip remain skeptical that it will be implemented
By Nurit Yohanan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)
July 31, 2026, 8:51 am
Trump will be ‘very disappointed’ if Israel obstructs his Gaza plan, US official warns
Comments come after Netanyahu’s office says Israel can’t accept disarmament proposal approved by Hamas, which official says triggered 14-day sprint to set implementation timeline
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Armed members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad greet people gathering for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 30, 2026, 10:51 pm
Trump: Board of Peace has reached agreement on ‘complete disarmament’ of Hamas
Mediators pushed Hamas to back deal to ‘place ball in Israel’s court,’ given unlikelihood PM will approve any pullback in Gaza before election; Israeli official: Proposal doesn’t meet our demands
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman and Nurit Yohanan
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building and tents destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 30, 2026, 1:43 pm
2 children reported killed in Gaza strikes; IDF said to target terror operatives
Strike on tent encampment in Khan Younis kills 20-year-old man and 8-year-old girl; strike on home in Bureij refugee camp kills 18-month-old and wounding at least 8
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian, Reuters and ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers at a military position overlooking the so-called Yellow Line in the central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
July 27, 2026, 11:28 am
Cabinet gives initial approval for international force in Gaza, with some 200 troops
Ministers okay legal framework for ISF, which will only enter enclave and operate in humanitarian zone upon approval from Netanyahu, defense and foreign ministers
By Nava Freiberg and Lazar Berman
Palestinians walk along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli military strikes during the Israel-Hamas war, in Gaza City, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 10, 2026, 7:35 am
Board of Peace plans launch of pilot Gaza housing project, but green light elusive
US-led body thinks it can establish Rafah-area humanitarian zone regardless of whether Hamas agrees to disarm, but needs cooperation from Israel and Palestinian technocratic panel tasked with replacing terror group
By Jacob Magid
Ismail al-Thawabta, general director of the Hamas-run government media office, center right, speaks during a press conference at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 6, 2026, 3:40 pm
Hamas dissolves Gaza government ahead of eventual transfer of power to technocrats
While move marks political shift, Israeli official downplays it as ‘spin’ and ‘stalling’ as civil servants set to keep their jobs; Hamas has so far refused to disarm
By Nurit Yohanan, Nava Freiberg, AFP, Jacob Magid and Emanuel Fabian
Palestinian gunmen from Hamas and Islamic Jihad gather next to Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 6, 2026, 9:16 am
Report: Hamas plans to dissolve its Gaza government to allow in technocratic panel
Planned dissolution comes as terror group said seeking to stall for time in talks over Trump plan implementation, believing Netanyahu doing the same ahead of election
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian child walks along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli military strikes during the Israel-Hamas war in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 1, 2026, 9:19 pm
IDF says Hamas commander, 4 terrorists killed in Gaza when planning attacks on troops
As strikes continue to hit Gaza, technocrats say ‘highly productive’ meetings held on advancing plans for enclave’s future; Board of Peace: ‘UNRWA has no place in the new Gaza’
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and Nurit Yohanan
US President Donald Trump (R) sits with US Vice President JD Vance as they attend the inaugural meeting of the 'Board of Peace' at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026. (Saul Loeb / AFP)
June 29, 2026, 11:57 pm
Board of Peace finalizing plans for Gaza, but implementation timeline up in the air
With disarmament talks stalled, committee of Palestinian technocrats tasked with replacing Hamas remains outside Strip, attending workshops on how they’ll govern if or when they enter
By Jacob Magid
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