Hamas awaits US pressure on Netanyahu to implement peace plan

Hamas is holding out for the United States to exert pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government to comply with a peace roadmap agreed upon in July. The movement has reportedly agreed to the plan, which includes disarming, but Netanyahu's subsequent rejection has stalled prospects for peace in the Palestinian territories.

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Israel does not accept the 15-point document (the U.S.-sponsored peace plan).

According to the U.S., Hamas's weapons would be managed by the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), a Palestinian technocratic body established in January for interim governance. However, the NCAG has not yet been permitted to enter the Gaza Strip, as Israel is reportedly refusing entry. This impasse has left the agreement in limbo.

While Washington seeks to link Hamas's disarmament with a phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, Israel insists on no withdrawal without genuine disarmament. Netanyahu previously stated, "Israel does not accept the 15-point document (the U.S.-sponsored peace plan)." He added, "The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed."

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The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed.

Dennis Charbitt, a political science professor at the Open University of Israel, commented, "As soon as the first phase of the agreement was signed in October 2025, Israelis always assumed that the ceasefire would eventually be thwarted." Hamas, however, maintains its commitment to the agreement. "We continue to await pressure from the mediators and the U.S. on Netanyahu and his government to force him to comply with the roadmap," Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas's political bureau, told AFP.

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As soon as the first phase of the agreement was signed in October 2025, Israelis always assumed that the ceasefire would eventually be thwarted.

In light of these developments, Hamas political chief Khalil al-Hayya traveled to Cairo on Saturday for discussions with Egyptian officials, according to Hamas sources. This comes ahead of a visit to the region by U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy, Jared Kushner. Hayya's visit to Egypt, his first since assuming Hamas leadership in late July, included a meeting with Egyptian Intelligence Chief Hassan Rashad on Sunday morning. Kushner is scheduled to visit Israel and Egypt next week, aiming to bridge the differences over the Gaza plan that Netanyahu rejected. He will be accompanied by Nickolay Mladenov, the senior official tasked with implementing the agreement. The visit follows Netanyahu's public rejection of the 15-point plan announced by Mladenov, which proposed Hamas agreeing to hand over its weapons to a new Palestinian administrative committee in Gaza. A Peace Board official stated that Kushner and Mladenov hope for constructive discussions to advance Trump's overall peace plan, starting with the declaration of a ceasefire.

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We continue to await pressure from the mediators and the U.S. on Netanyahu and his government to force him to comply with the roadmap.