Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, says Netanyahu

Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, says Netanyahu Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 08/09/2026 - 13:10 PM says Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas 'is genuinely disarmed' and will continue to 'thwart threats' A beekeeper tends to beehives with his sons on the roof of a destroyed building in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood on 5 August 2026 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Off Israel has rejected US President Donald Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza and will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. The Board of Peace, spearheaded by Trump, announced last month that it had made a breakthrough in a plan to end the war. Israel and Hamas agreed to the plan last year, beginning with a ceasefire.