Netanyahu: Israel disagrees with US Gaza plan, says it's 'not our draft'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel disagrees with a US-backed proposal aimed at ending the Gaza conflict, a plan that includes disarming the Islamist movement Hamas and a subsequent Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territory.

The proposal, announced by US President Donald Trump last Thursday, seeks to end the war in Gaza through Hamas's disarmament and Israel's withdrawal. Hamas, which has governed Gaza since 2007, confirmed its acceptance of the plan shortly after its announcement.

However, Netanyahu expressed reservations, stating in a video released Tuesday that Trump's team "believe they can achieve the disarmament of Hamas and the demilitarization of Gaza." He added, "We are verifying this. They sent us a draft: we did not agree with it, it is not our draft. We sent our comments."

Netanyahu is reportedly facing increasing pressure from his far-right coalition partners to reject the agreement. Despite assurances that the Israeli army would only withdraw after Hamas is disarmed, two far-right ministers have called for a new vote on the plan, viewing it as a departure from initial discussions. Analysts suggest that Israel's international isolation limits its ability to reject the plan, with one researcher calling it a "campaign maneuver" by the ministers to pressure Netanyahu.

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We are verifying this. They sent us a draft: we did not agree with it, it is not our draft. We sent our comments.