Israel 'rejects' the US ceasefire plan for Gaza accepted by Hamas

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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected the 15-point plan for Gaza promoted by US President Donald ​Trump and stressed that the Israeli military would not withdraw from the Palestinian territory until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed. In Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said the Strait of Hormuz would n

To defeat Hamas, Israel should have employed the counterinsurgency strategy developed over the past 80 years since World War II.

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

Israel has rejected Donald Trump’s 15-point Board of Peace plan for Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday his nation is rejecting a peace plan proposed by President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.

At the end of July, U.S. President Donald Trump announced what he described as a historic agreement to secure the disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza, months after the president first announced a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.

Mr Trump claimed there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war which both Israel and Hamas agreed

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.

Israel has rejected the latest US plan to move towards the next stage of peace in Gaza, demanding the full disarmament of Hamas before any Israeli forces withdraw. “Israel rejects the 15-point document,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the beginning of a cabinet meeting Sunday. He said the Israeli military wo

JERUSALEM, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Israel has rejected U.S. 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 Sunday. Trump announced last month that there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war, which both I

Israel rejects Trump’s Gaza peace plan, saying no withdrawal until Hamas disarms  CNN

Trump announced last month that there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war

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.

Hamas calls on US, mediators to stop Israel ‘sabotaging’ Gaza agreement Hamas has welcomed the joint statement from several Arab countries following a meeting of foreign ministers in Amman which condemned Israel’s escalation in Gaza, saying it “underscores the gravity of the escalation and violations perpetrated