At the center of Mladenov's proposal is an astonishing assumption.

The Board of Peace will not hold Israel to the terms of the ceasefire if Hamas again rejects the proposed disarmament framework.

There is something deeply misguided – if not outright dangerous – about the idea that the US or other international parties should beg Hamas to lay down its weapons.

'We were attacked,' Minister Ze'ev Elkin noted, referencing the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led cross-border terrorist invasion from the Gaza Strip: 'There is no reason for us to pay for the reconstruction.'

Israel was represented at the event by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, who stood alongside Qatar’s prime minister.

Despite Israel’s formal accession, Prime Minister Netanyahu will not travel to Washington for the February 19 Board of Peace meeting.

'We have peace in the Middle East, no one thought that was possible,' Trump proclaimed.