Board of Peace envoy says Israel not required to withdraw from Gaza

Board of Peace envoy says Israel not required to withdraw from Gaza Israel will not have to withdraw its forces from Gaza until Palestinian groups surrender their weapons under the Board of Peace’s plan, its senior envoy has said contradicting his earlier position stating that it did. Speaking to Israel’s Channel 12, Nikolay Mladenov said any withdrawal would follow the verified decommissioning of weapons. “Nobody is required to do anything.