3 weeks ago
Israel rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza plan until Hamas disarms
There is a plan to try to make peace between Israel and a group called Hamas, which ruled a place called Gaza.
The plan has 15 points and was made by the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Both Israel and Hamas said yes to the plan, and a ceasefire, which is a promise to stop fighting, started in October.
But Israel's leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, now says Israel does not like the plan.
He says Israeli soldiers will not leave Gaza until Hamas gives up all of its weapons, including big guns and small guns.
He wants what he calls real disarmament, not fake disarmament.
Hamas says it was ready to give its weapons to a new group that would run Gaza, but it wants Israel to stop attacking first.
Israel has stopped some of its attacks but is still fighting in some places.
Many people have been hurt and killed since the ceasefire began, and the leaders do not agree on what should happen next.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Trump's 15-point Board of Peace plan for Gaza, saying 'Israel does not accept the 15-point document.'
Netanyahu said Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas is genuinely disarmed, covering heavy and light weapons, tunnels, and military infrastructure.
Trump announced a breakthrough in July, saying both Israel and Hamas had agreed to the framework and that Hamas agreed to lay down its weapons.
Hamas avoids the term 'disarmament' and says it agreed to store weapons under a US-backed Palestinian technocrat administration, but insists Israel halt attacks first.
Israel scaled back attacks in Gaza after Nikolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace envoy, met Netanyahu, though more than 1,250 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire, per Gaza health officials.
- Who
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who rejected the plan; US President Donald Trump, who proposed it; senior Hamas official Basem Naim; and Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
- What
- Israel rejected Trump's 15-point Board of Peace plan for Gaza and made any Israeli withdrawal conditional on Hamas fully and genuinely disarming first.
- Where
- Israel and Gaza; Netanyahu spoke at the weekly Cabinet meeting, with Reuters datelining coverage from Jerusalem and Cairo, where mediators met 10 days prior.
- When
- Netanyahu made the remarks on Sunday, August 9, 2026; Trump announced the plan's breakthrough in July, and the ceasefire began in October 2025.
- Why
- Israel says Hamas must be genuinely disarmed to prevent future attacks, while Hamas says Israel must first meet its commitments, including halting attacks, before implementing the weapons part of the deal.
Hamas and roadmap mediators
Netanyahu and Israeli security position
Sequencing of disarmament and withdrawal
Hamas and roadmap mediators
Hamas says Israel must halt attacks and meet its own commitments, including withdrawal, before the weapons portion of the agreement is implemented.
Netanyahu and Israeli security position
Israel says no withdrawal will happen until Hamas is completely and genuinely disarmed, including heavy and light weapons, tunnels, and military infrastructure.
Meaning of disarmament
Hamas and roadmap mediators
Hamas avoids the term 'disarmament' and says it agreed to hand over weapons to be stored under a US-backed Palestinian technocrat administration supervised by the Board of Peace.
Netanyahu and Israeli security position
Israel demands 'genuine disarmament, not fictitious disarmament,' meaning Hamas must give up all of its weaponry before any troop pullout.
Domestic political pressure on Netanyahu
Hamas and roadmap mediators
Hamas official Basem Naim urged mediators and the US guarantor to press Netanyahu not to obstruct the roadmap for internal political and electoral reasons.
Netanyahu and Israeli security position
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich praised Netanyahu, saying Israel cannot withdraw 'even a milimetre' or begin reconstruction before Hamas is dismantled, while Trump pushes for progress on his plan.
Key facts
- Plan
- Trump's 15-point Board of Peace plan for Gaza
- Israel's condition
- Full, 'genuine' Hamas disarmament before any Israeli withdrawal
- Ceasefire start
- October 2025
- Disarmament process
- Staged over eight months with a Weapons Collection Verification Committee
- Guiding principle
- "One authority, one law, one weapon"
- Deaths since ceasefire
- More than 1,250, most of them civilians (Gaza health officials)
- Gaza population
- Over 2 million residents, most confined to a small coastal strip
- Israeli election
- Due October 27
Quotes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel's head of government
““Israel does not accept the 15‑point document,” Netanyahu said at the start of a meeting with cabinet ministers. “The military will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed … it means heavy weaponry, lighter weaponry, all weaponry. And we are talking about genuine disarmament, not fictitious disarmament.””
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financialexpress.com
“"We expect the mediators and the U.S. guarantor to press Netanyahu and his government to adhere to the roadmap and not obstruct the process for internal political and electoral reasons, while continuing to jeopardise the region’s security and stability."”
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Sources
Netanyahu says Israel won’t pull out of Gaza before Hamas disarms
Israel Rejects Trump's 15-Point Plan For Gaza, Says Netanyahu
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