Netanyahu Meets Miladinov on Gaza, Government Allocates 7 Million Shekels for Rubble Removal in Rafah

Translation by SadaNews - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Thursday with former UN envoy Nikolai Miladinov, who is set to be appointed as the executive director of the "Peace Council" in the Gaza Strip.

During the meeting, Netanyahu stressed that Hamas must dismantle its weapons and that the Gaza Strip should be a demilitarized zone according to Trump's plan. His office noted this according to SadaNews translation.

This comes at a time when American sources estimated that U.S. President Donald Trump would announce the launch of the second phase of the ceasefire in the middle of next month.

Trump will also announce the formation of the "Peace Council" under his leadership.

Meanwhile, the Hebrew newspaper Yisrael Hayom reported that the Finance Ministry, led by Bezalel Smotrich, approved a budget for the Israeli army amounting to about 7 million shekels aimed at rubble removal in Rafah in preparation for its reconstruction at the request of the U.S.