Israel says Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and WAFAA SHURAFA, Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — A former U.N. Mideast envoy has been chosen to direct President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to oversee the ceasefire in Gaza, Israel’s prime minister said Thursday, as at least eight more deaths from Israeli strikes were reported there.

The appointment of Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov marks an important step forward for Trump’s Mideast peace plan, which has moved slowly since delivering an October ceasefire...