Israel rejects Trump’s Gaza peace plan, says Hamas must disarm before troops withdraw
Trump announced last month that there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war
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Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Aug. 5. Mahmoud Issa/Reuters
Israel has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace 15-point plan for Gaza , and will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
Trump announced last month that there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war, which both Israel and Hamas agreed to last year and which started with the ceasefire.
Israel has continued to carry out strikes on Gaza since agreeing to the ceasefire last October.
Trump said that Hamas, which ruled Gaza for nearly two decades before carrying out the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war, had agreed to lay down its weapons.