At the UN, Israel says the Trump plan holds if Hamas actually disarms
“By Patrick Lancier”
At the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, Israel’s deputy ambassador, Noa Furman, reaffirmed Israel’s commitment to the Trump Gaza plan and said progress depends on full Hamas disarmament, The Independent reports. Nickolay Mladenov, high representative for Gaza on the Board of Peace, warned that a failed ceasefire would be a “point of no return,” Al Jazeera reported on 26 August 2026.
At the Security Council, a warning: failure would be a point of no return
Mladenov spoke to the Council as the Board of Peace’s high representative for Gaza. A return to fighting, he said, would leave “no roadmap to return to,” “no administration to deploy” and “nothing left on the ground to rebuild.” “That would not be a setback. It would be a point of no return for everyone,” Al Jazeera and The Independent both quote him. The warning is about the Trump Gaza plan and the Board of Peace.
Israel and the United States stayed on that plan in the same session. Furman said Israel is working directly with Washington to reach full disarmament, The Independent reports. Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said remaining questions about the initiative are being worked through, and that Hamas’s compliance will be measured by its actions.
Hamas accepted the roadmap. The weapons are still the test
Hamas accepted the Board of Peace roadmap on 30 July, Al Jazeera reports. Mladenov told the Council that, for the first time, Hamas and the armed factions in Gaza have agreed to hand over their weapons and to transfer full governing authority — civilian and security — to a transitional administration recognised by the United Nations. That agreement is on paper. It is not yet the fact on the ground.
“Hamas has committed to cease all military activities. That commitment is still to be met in full,” Mladenov said. He added that “every weapon carried, every tunnel still worked on and every convoy still obstructed sets the process back and hands an argument to those who want to resume war.” The condition is disarmament. It is not a side issue.
Israel and Washington: the plan holds if Hamas disarms
Furman, speaking for Israel at the Council, restated Israel’s dedication to the Trump blueprint and repeated that progress hinges on total disarmament, The Independent reports. That is the Israeli line in New York this week: the plan stands, and it stands if Hamas actually gives up its weapons. Waltz, speaking for the United States, tied Hamas’s word to what Hamas does.
The two governments are working together on that end, Furman said. The plan named in that session is the Trump Gaza plan, under the Board of Peace.
FAQ
What did Israel say at the UN?
Noa Furman, Israel’s deputy ambassador, reaffirmed Israel’s commitment to the Trump Gaza plan and said progress depends on full Hamas disarmament. Israel is working with Washington. The Independent.
What did Mladenov warn?
That a failed ceasefire would be a “point of no return”: no roadmap, no administration to deploy, nothing left to rebuild. Al Jazeera, 26 August 2026; The Independent.
Has Hamas accepted the Board of Peace roadmap?
Yes, on 30 July, according to Al Jazeera. Mladenov said the factions agreed to hand over weapons and authority. He also said the pledge to cease military activities “is still to be met in full.”
How will Washington judge Hamas?
Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the UN, said Hamas’s compliance will be measured by its actions. The Independent.
Sources
- Al Jazeera, 26 August 2026 — Mladenov at the Security Council: “point of no return”; Hamas accepted the Board of Peace roadmap on 30 July; weapons and authority to a UN-recognised transitional administration; military activities “still to be met in full”; every weapon, every tunnel.
- The Independent — same Council session; Furman: Israel’s commitment to the Trump blueprint, progress hinges on total disarmament, work with Washington; Waltz: Hamas judged by its actions; Mladenov “point of no return.”
“By Patrick Lancier”
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