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Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas' disarmament

Nickolay Mladenov, the top diplomat overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, on Wednesday acknowledged that the truce was stalled, saying the deadlock over disarming Hamas had paralyzed reconstruction of the war-battered territory.

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According to PBS News’s source item, Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas’ disarmament, Nickolay Mladenov, the top diplomat overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, on Wednesday acknowledged that the truce was stalled, saying the deadlock over disarming Hamas had paralyzed reconstruction of the war-battered territory.

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