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

JERUSALEM - Israel has rejected US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace 15-point plan for Gaza, and will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Aug 9.Trump announced in July that there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war, which both Israel and Hamas agreed to in 2025 and which started with the ceasefire.Israel has continued to carry out strikes on Gaza since agreeing to the ceasefire last October.Trump said that Hamas, which ruled Gaza for nearly two decades before carrying out the Oct 7, 2023, attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war, had agreed to lay down its weapons. REUTERS