Netanyahu meets with former UN Mideast envoy tapped to represent Board of Peace |
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a former UN Mideast envoy, Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, has been chosen to serve as the director-general for US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, aimed at overseeing the peace process in Gaza.
The appointment marks an important step forward for Trump’s Mideast peace plan, which has stalled since an October ceasefire ending more than two years of fighting between Israel and Hamas.
Benjamin Netanyahu made the announcement after meeting Mladenov in Jerusalem. The announcement included photos of the two men and a short video, without sound, of them shaking hands.
In the announcement, Netanyahu identified Mladenov as the “designated” director-general for the board, which is meant to oversee the implementation of the second and far more complicated phase of the ceasefire. There was no immediate confirmation from Washington on the title.
President Isaac Herzog also met with Mladenov on Thursday, a spokesman from his office said, without providing further details.
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