Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country has rejected the latest US-backed peace plan for Gaza, demanding the full disarmament of Hamas before any Israeli forces withdraw.
The comments come more than a week after US President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough in negotiations, with his Board of Peace issuing a new 15-point plan aimed at securing lasting peace in the territory.
But in his first comments directly addressing the plan, Netanyahu said: “I want to be precise here: Israel rejects the 15-point document.”
He said the Israeli military would “not withdraw at all until Hamas is genuinely disarmed and will continue to thwart threats against our forces and citizens”.
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