JERUSALEM, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Nickolay Mladenov, "high representative for Gaza" of the U.S.-led "Board of Peace," in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the prime minister's office said, without providing further details.
During the visit, Mladenov will meet with Israeli officials to help advance the ceasefire agreement reached by Israel and Hamas in October 2025, according to the Israeli state-owned Kan TV news.
The visit comes as the phased ceasefire has stalled. Its key terms, including the demilitarization and reconstruction of the war-devastated Palestinian enclave, are yet to be implemented.
Israeli troops remain deployed in vast areas of Gaza and carry out daily attacks. Gaza's Health Ministry said at least 72,742 people have been killed and 172,565 others injured in the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023. ■
