Israel rejects 15-point plan to disarm Hamas, withdraw Israeli troops

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel rejects a U.S.-backed 15-point plan to disarm Gaza and withdraw Israeli troops from the enclave.

In televised remarks to his right-wing government Sunday, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu restated his rejection of Donald Trump's latest Gaza plan, even as Israel's military ‌has effectively halted attacks in the territory under pressure from the U.S. president.

At a cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the army would make 'no withdrawal until Hamas is truly disarmed,' scrapping the ceasefire plan.

Netanyahu says Israel won't pull out of Gaza before Hamas disarms  Reuters

Netanyahu Says Israel Won't Pull Out Of Gaza Before Hamas Disarms  HuffPost

President Trump’s Board of Peace announced an agreement last month that aimed at Hamas giving up its weapons alongside an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

By Steven Scheer and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restated his rejection of Donald Trump's latest Gaza plan in televised remarks to his right-wing government on Sunday, even as Israel's military has effectively halted attacks in the territory under press

Hamas has insisted that Israel halt attacks before it begins implementing its part of the agreement.

Hamas says it is ready to disarm under the next phase of the US-brokered Gaza peace plan, but Benjamin Netanyahu claims Israel never agreed to that part of deal, which would require Israel to simultaneously withdraw.