Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan, in new break from Trump

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (Aug 9) rejected a United States-led Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, taking fresh distance from US President Donald Trump as he faces razor-tight elections.After more than a week of gradually escalating criticism of the plan, Netanyahu explicitly opposed it in the face of pushback from his right-wing base."Israel rejects the 15-point document," Netanyahu said, referring to a plan signed off on by Hamas in late July.The Israeli military "will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed and will continue to thwart threats against our forces and our citizens", Netanyahu said at a Cabinet meeting.Netanyahu described Trump, with whom he has also had a growing break on Iran, as "our greatest friend in the White House"