Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a US-backed 15-point peace plan for Gaza, marking a rare public break with US President Donald Trump. The proposal, touted by Trump as a historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other groups in Gaza, was developed by the Board of Peace. Netanyahu explicitly opposed the roadmap, stating that Israel does not accept the 15-point document.
Netanyahu asserted that the Israeli military will not carry out any withdrawal from the enclave until Hamas is genuinely and fully disarmed. In televised remarks to his right-wing government, he rebuked US pressure to end wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran without Israel's buy-in, confronting what he described as a wave of rumors regarding Israeli weakness and withdrawals on all fronts.
The rejection comes as Netanyahu faces pressure from far-right ministers angered by concessions in Gaza. While the Israeli military has effectively scaled back attacks since Monday, following a meeting between Netanyahu and Nikolay Mladenov, the Gaza envoy for the Board of Peace, tensions remain. Meanwhile, Hamas has insisted that Israel must halt attacks before it begins implementing its part of the agreement.