Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza

Luke Alsford | News Reporter Published August 9, 2026 1:53pm Updated August 9, 2026 1:53pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Donald Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza and said Israel will not pull out until Hamas is ‘genuinely’ disarmed. The Israeli Prime Minister told a cabinet meeting on Sunday that the military will ‘continue to thwart threats against our forces and our citizens’. The US President’s Board of Peace claimed last month it had reached an agreement for the ‘complete disarmament’ of Hamas, as well as other armed groups in Gaza. But Hamas insisted it would not hand over its heavy weapons until Hamas ended ‘all forms of aggression’ and withdrew its forces from Gaza. Israel h