Replay: Who will fill the security vacuum in Gaza?
May 29, 2026 · 21 min · 7 segments
In its first report to the UN Security Council, the Board of Peace this month said Hamas’s refusal to disarm was the…
May 29, 2026 · 21 min · 7 segments
In its first report to the UN Security Council, the Board of Peace this month said Hamas’s refusal to disarm was the…
Hamza AttarGuest
Nada AlTaherHost
Nagham Mohanna
[pensive music] In its first report to the UN Security Council earlier this month, the Board of Peace suggested that Hamas' refusal to disarm was the main obstacle to reconstruction of Gaza.
Nicolai Mladenov also called on Israel to honor its commitments to the ceasefire, which it had regularly violated.
More than 850 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since the truce was announced in October.
He blamed both parties for their inaction, warning, "The deteriorating status quo risks becoming permanent, a divided Gaza." Already, its population of two million people are crammed into less than half of the strip.
But why is this still the sticking point while people continue to suffer? And practically speaking, what would this mean for Gaza's security and governance? Just after the ceasefire began in October, we published an episode examining the power vacuum that remains in place after two years of Israel's war on the strip.
Very little has changed since then, so we thought it would be a good time to re-share this episode with you.
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[pensive music] In its first report to the UN Security Council earlier this month, the Board of Peace suggested that Hamas' refusal to disarm was the main obstacle to reconstruction of Gaza.
Nicolai Mladenov also called on Israel to honor its commitments to the ceasefire, which it had regularly violated.
More than 850 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since the truce was announced in October.
He blamed both parties for their inaction, warning, "The deteriorating status quo risks becoming permanent, a divided Gaza." Already, its population of two million people are crammed into less than half of the strip.
But why is this still the sticking point while people continue to suffer? And practically speaking, what would this mean for Gaza's security and governance? Just after the ceasefire began in October, we published an episode examining the power vacuum that remains in place after two years of Israel's war on the strip.
Very little has changed since then, so we thought it would be a good time to re-share this episode with you.