Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the proposed plan by the Board of Peace to withdraw from Gaza.
“As for the Gaza Strip: First and foremost, I wish to clarify the main point: As long as I am Prime Minister, a Palestinian state will not be established, neither in Gaza nor in Judea and Samaria,” Netanyahu said during a Cabinet meeting. “Neither ‘Fatahstan’ nor ‘Hamastan.'”
“I have heard people saying: ‘You didn’t say it.’ So here I am saying it again: Israel does not accept the 15-point document,” he added. “The IDF will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed. And when I say the disarming of Hamas, it means heavy weaponry, lighter weaponry, all weaponry.”
Last month, President Trump shared an agreement for the disarmament of Hamas and other groups in Gaza, an effort that he called a “monumental step” toward peace and security.
“This agreement is a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that will work closely with the Board of Peace to help the Palestinian people,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks.”
Trump described the development as a “major milestone” in implementing his plan. “As disarmament is completed, Israeli forces will withdraw, and the International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbors,” he explained.
The plan calls for Gaza to operate under a principle of “one authority, one law, one weapon,” with the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) consolidating governance and security control over a three-year implementation period.
