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Netanyahu rejects Trump-backed Gaza plan over Hamas disarmament
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected the US-backed 15-point Gaza peace plan, insisting no military withdrawal until Hamas is completely disarmed. "Israel rejects the 15-point document," Netanyahu said, adding that disarmament…
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected the US-backed 15-point Gaza peace plan, insisting no military withdrawal until Hamas is completely disarmed. "Israel rejects the 15-point document," Netanyahu said, adding that disarmament must be genuine, not fictitious. The plan, endorsed by Hamas in late July, proposes the group hand over weapons to a Palestinian body in return for an Israeli pullout. Hamas has linked disarmament to a full Israeli withdrawal and end to operations. Separately, Netanyahu said Iran would not get nuclear weapons, with or without a deal.
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Both sides are digging in over a basic question of trust. The US plan was sold as a breakthrough, but it ignored the reality that neither Israel nor Hamas will make the first move. Netanyahu is called hardline, but any Israeli government would insist on security guarantees before a pullout. The test will be whether Washington can force a simultaneous, verifiable process that satisfies both, or watch the ceasefire collapse.
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