Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza plan, vows no pullout until Hamas disarms
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- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a 15-point Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, stating Israel will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed.
- The plan, part of a US-led ceasefire initiative, proposed Hamas surrendering weapons to a Palestinian governing body in exchange for Israeli withdrawal.
- Netanyahu emphasized the need for "real disarmament," not "fictitious disarmament," and expressed willingness to discuss objections with the United States.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has explicitly rejected a 15-point Gaza plan, which had been endorsed by Hamas, vowing that Israeli military withdrawal will not occur until the militant group is "genuinely" disarmed. This firm stance comes amid escalating criticism of the plan and pushback from Netanyahu's right-wing base ahead of upcoming elections.
Israel rejects the 15-point document.
Netanyahu stated at a cabinet meeting that "Israel rejects the 15-point document," referring to the plan that emerged as the latest stage in a US-led ceasefire initiative announced in October. The proposal suggested that Hamas would surrender its weapons to a nascent Palestinian governing body. In return, Israel would begin withdrawing its forces concurrently with the disarmament process. This sequencing has been adamantly rejected by Israel, which insists on the complete destruction of Hamas's weaponry.
The Israeli military “will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed and will continue to thwart threats against our forces and our citizens.”
Following a meeting with Netanyahu, the US-backed body implementing the deal, known as the Board of Peace, had initially stated that Israel would only need to withdraw after "complete" disarmament. However, Netanyahu stressed the necessity of "real disarmament, not fictitious disarmament," a goal that members of the Board of Peace reportedly consider unrealistic.
We are talking about real disarmament, not fictitious disarmament.
Netanyahu indicated that Israel is engaged in discussions with the United States regarding its objections to the plan. "They have ideas; some of them are acceptable to us and some are not, and we know how to stand our ground on these matters," he said, signaling a complex negotiation process over the terms of a potential ceasefire and the future of Gaza.
They have ideas; some of them are acceptable to us and some are not, and we know how to stand our ground on these matters.
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