Overview
- Board of Peace High Representative Nickolay Mladenov told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that Hamas and other armed factions agreed to hand over weapons and transfer civilian and security authority to a UN-recognised transitional administration.
- The US-backed 15-point roadmap requires removal of "every category of weapon," custody of arms by the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza and phased Israeli withdrawal that follows verified decommissioning.
- Verification would be carried out by an International Stabilisation Force led by US Major General Jasper Jeffers, but that force has not yet deployed and verification procedures remain untested on the ground.
- Mladenov and other UN officials warned the ceasefire is fragile because Israeli strikes have continued and Hamas has not fully stopped military activity, while Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insist disarmament must come before any withdrawal.
- Aid groups say humanitarian access is still unreliable, citing strict "dual-use" restrictions and blockages to critical supplies, and diplomats warn that failure to implement verification or to deploy the stabilisation force could trigger a collapse of the truce.