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Nickolay Mladenov

Founding member of the Board of Peace Executive Board and former British Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair speaks at a Board of Peace High Level Briefing on September 23, 2026 in New York City. (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images/AFP)
September 23, 2026, 9:46 pm
Board of Peace unveils $2.4B Gaza recovery plan, but hurdles remain before implementation
Representatives from US-controlled panel brief foreign diplomats on 66 projects they want to advance, asking for donations to fund them, even as start date remains up in the air
By Jacob Magid
Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza under the US-backed “Board of Peace” tasked with implementing the October 2025 ceasefire plan, speaks at the Hili Forum 2026 in Abu Dhabi on September 7, 2026. (FADEL SENNA/AFP)
September 7, 2026, 4:38 pm
Mladenov: Gaza deadlock, West Bank escalation making two-state solution ‘impossible’
Board of Peace high representative says ‘no credible pathway forward to a political resolution of the conflict’ unless Strip moves forward with Hamas disarmament, IDF withdrawal
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Palestinians gather around the burning wreckage of a car after an Israeli army strike in Gaza City, August 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Alzanoun)
September 4, 2026, 12:39 pm
US wanted Hamas to start disarming before Knesset election, but it’ll have to wait
Despite Kushner’s insistence to the contrary, Israeli buy-in is needed for Board of Peace to meaningfully advance the plan, and that’s not coming before Oct. 27 vote at the earliest
By Jacob Magid
The Board of Peace's High Representative for Gaza Nickolay Mladenov briefs the UN Security Council in New York on August 26, 2026. (Screen capture)
August 26, 2026, 7:58 pm
Board of Peace envoy knocks Israel’s ‘unacceptable’ Gaza policy as disarmament plan stalls
Briefing UN Security Council, Mladenov pans Israeli restrictions on shelter supplies, argues that continued IDF strikes haven’t led to demilitarization, nor will they
By Jacob Magid
Left to right: White House adviser Jared Kushner, Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP, Chaim Goldberg/ FLASH90)
August 17, 2026, 5:19 pm
Meeting with Kushner, PM doubles down on IDF remaining in Gaza until Hamas disarmed
Kushner predicts progress in Hamas weapon handover within 30 days, reportedly cautions PM against interpreting ‘imminent threat’ too broadly when approving Gaza strikes
By Nava Freiberg, Agencies and Jacob Magid
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 walk among tents and rubble on the coastal road in Gaza City, in the Strip's north, on August 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
August 14, 2026, 12:04 am
‘Just like before Oct. 7’: Gaza border surveillance troops say they’re seeing terror activity
Kushner and Mladenov to visit Israel next week to lean on Netanyahu to restore halt on strikes, adhere to humanitarian commitments, in bid to advance Hamas disarmament, source says
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
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
Palestinian children play on a concrete block meant to mark the Israel-expanded Yellow Line in the Shejaiya neighborhood of eastern Gaza City on July 26, 2026. (Mohammed M. Skaik / JNA Press/Sipa USA via Reuters)
August 12, 2026, 8:48 am
Board of Peace blurs Yellow Line as it wages uphill battle to advance Gaza plan
US-controlled Gaza oversight panel avoids specifying whether Israel must withdraw to original ceasefire line, opting for ambiguity in bid to get both sides on board
By 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
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)
August 8, 2026, 6:21 pm
Hamas urges US pressure on Jerusalem over Gaza plan; Israel said to warn of ‘ambush’
Terror organization claims it’s ready to disarm under Board of Peace roadmap; Israeli security officials reportedly warn that Hamas only signed to prevent renewed IDF action
By ToI Staff and AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues a video statement on August 4, 2026. (Screen capture/Facebook)
August 5, 2026, 5:37 am
Netanyahu says Israel ‘didn’t agree’ to Board of Peace’s terms for disarming Hamas
After extended silence, PM insists IDF won’t withdraw from ‘current lines’ until Hamas fully disarmed, in seeming opposition to US-backed plan for initial Israeli pullback within Gaza
By Jacob Magid
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 and his team meet the Board of Peace pointman for Gaza Nickolay Mladenov, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee and others in Jerusalem, May 5, 2026. (Prime Minister's Office)
August 4, 2026, 4:20 am
Board of Peace appears to shift terms for IDF pullback after meeting PM; Gaza airstrike reported
Days after Mladenov said withdrawal must move ‘in lockstep’ with Hamas laying down weapons, Board of Peace now says pullback beyond Yellow Line will only occur after disarmament
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Palestinian gunmen from Hamas and Islamic Jihad gather next to Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
August 3, 2026, 5:58 pm
Israel presses doubts about Gaza plan as Hamas warns airstrikes will derail effort
Amid growing criticism from Board of Peace over continued Gaza strikes, Israeli official says agreement ‘does not reflect’ Israeli stance; Herzog lauds ‘positive elements’
By Lazar Berman and Nurit Yohanan
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