‘We are not asking Hamas to disappear as a political movement’, says the diplomat overseeing the US-brokered truce in Gaza. Nickolay Mladenov, the top diplomat overseeing the United States-brokered “ceasefire” in Gaza as part of US President Donald Trump’s International Board of Peace, has said he could envision a political role for Hamas in post-war Gaza if the Palestinian group disarms. “We are not asking Hamas to disappear as a political movement,” Mladenov told reporters on Wednesday at a rare news conference in Jerusalem. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Why is Israel allowed to take part in the Eurovision song contest? list 2 of 3 Palestine weekly wrap: Israeli settlers rampage through West Bank villages list 3 of 3 Mass wedding brings brief joy to couples in devastated Gaza end of list He said the phased ceasefire deal was paralysed over Hamas not yet disarming, calling it “not negotiable”.…