US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s Board of Peace on Monday appeared to change the terms of the deal reached with Hamas for the resistance group to disarm.

Nikolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, according to a statement, in part to discuss a new disarmament deal the board had reached with Hamas.

Mr Mladenov said he had held “constructive and detailed” talks with Mr Netanyahu and his team in Jerusalem, the Board of Peace said.

In a statement released on social media on Monday evening, the Board said: “Contrary to inaccurate reports, we note that the withdrawal of the [Israeli military] beyond the ‘Yellow Line’ will take place only once decommissioning is complete, as Hamas committed to the mediators.

“Implementation will be overseen by the International Stabilisation Force and by the Implementation Verification Committee, on which both the US and the Board of Peace sit,” it added.

The statement also said progress depends on “both sides” adhering to their commitments. 

Just a few days earlier, President Trump claimed a “historic” disarmament deal had been reached, and that Hamas and other Gaza resistance groups will completely surrender their arms.

Hamas has made it clear that there will be no disarmament until Israel adheres to its commitments. 

Hamas is said to have agreed to hand over its weapons to the US-endorsed technocratic committee and place them in storage, not hand them over to Israel.

Meanwhile, Israel has continued to carry out attacks against Palestinians in Gaza and has repeated its vow that it will not pull out of the strip. 

Tel Aviv is demanding “complete demilitarisation” of Gaza.

In a statement on Monday, Hamas said the group and other Palestinian resistance groups “remain committed to what was agreed regarding the implementation of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, including all parties’ obligations.”

Hamas added it was awaiting “a clear and official response” from Mr Mladenov and the mediators regarding what was agreed upon.

In early July, Hamas announced the dissolution of the resistance-led elected governing body in Gaza, which has overseen the strip’s administration for close to two decades. 

It said it was fully ready to hand over authority to the technocratic committee — known as the National Committee for Administration of Gaza (NCAG).

But Israel has yet to allow the NCAG to enter the strip.