Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a 15-point United States-backed plan aimed at resolving the Gaza conflict, saying Israel will not withdraw its forces from the territory until Hamas is completely disarmed.
Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said Israel “rejects the 15-point document,” referring to the plan endorsed by Hamas last month.
He maintained that the Israeli military would remain in Gaza until Hamas is genuinely disarmed, adding that Israel would continue to act against what it considers threats to its troops and citizens.
“We are talking to the Americans about this issue,” Netanyahu said, noting that some elements of the US proposal were acceptable to Israel while others were not.
The White House and Hamas had not immediately issued responses to Netanyahu’s remarks.
The dispute threatens to complicate efforts by the US-led Board of Peace to implement the proposed roadmap. The plan calls for the initial removal of Hamas’s heavy weapons, military production facilities, weapons storage sites and tunnel network.
Under the broader proposal, day-to-day administration of Gaza would eventually be transferred to a technocratic Palestinian committee operating under the supervision of the Board of Peace.
Netanyahu also reiterated his opposition to Palestinian statehood, declaring that “as long as I am prime minister, no Palestinian state will arise.”
He said Israel was seeking what he described as “real disarmament, not fictitious disarmament”, including the removal of all weapons held by armed groups.
The latest development has raised concerns among mediators over whether the proposed disarmament and Israeli withdrawal process can move forward. Analysts say the Israeli government’s position could create major obstacles for the US-backed initiative.
The conflict in Gaza has continued despite the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas last October. Gaza health authorities say at least 1,250 people have been killed and 4,120 wounded since the ceasefire began, while more than 800 bodies have reportedly been recovered from the rubble.
Since the war began in October 2023, Gaza’s reported death toll has risen to at least 73,300, with about 174,000 people wounded.
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