Nickolay Mladenov

US-Hamas channel has value, but only if terrorists disappear from Gaza’s future - editorial

Washington has found value in talking directly to Hamas, but those contacts will only serve Israel’s interests if they lead to disarmament, destroyed tunnels, and Hamas’s removal from Gaza’s future.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.
President Isaac Herzog met with US Special Envoy Jared Kushner and Nikolay Mladenov, the Director-General of the US President Trump's Board of Peace, August 17, 2026.

US general to oversee transfer of Hamas weapons to Gaza gov't, ISF under Israel-US deal

The understanding was reached during a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials from the Board of Peace, which was also attended by senior Israeli security officials.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

Trump hints at endorsing candidate in Israeli election, despite calling it best to 'stay out'

Speaking to FOX's Trey Yingst in a phone call, Trump noted that "I think it's most appropriate for me to stay out of the Israeli elections," adding that "I may endorse somebody."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R) Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio watch presentations during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, in Washington, DC, February 19, 2026

Gaza plan progress 'problematic' ahead of elections, Netanyahu tells Kushner in Jerusalem meeting

Israel, Board of Peace to establish two working groups for Gaza's disarmament, public health • US, Board of Peace officials in Jerusalem after meeting Hamas, Egyptian officials in Cairo on Sunday

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, IDAN KWELLER

UN envoy: Gaza on verge of ‘total systems collapse’

From the UN's perspective, the two-state solution is the only viable option.

JANUARY 30, 2018ByHERB KEINON
A GIRL WALKS by the remains of a house in the northern Gaza Strip that was destroyed during Operation Protective Edge.

Security council members push Trump for detailed Mideast peace proposal

US Envoy Haley insists Washington can remain a credible broker between Israelis and Palestinians despite displays of Palestinian anger.

DECEMBER 8, 2017ByREUTERS
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, US, December 8, 2017.

United States, UN quickly condemn Har Adar terror attack

The United Nations underscored that the incident was in a settlement in the "occupied West Bank" in its statement.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017ByHERB KEINON
Israeli security officers, friends and relatives attend the funeral of Youssef Ottman, killed in a Palestinian shooting attack in Har Adar, September 26, 2017.