Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he does not fully accept the 15-point plan by US President Donald Trump to end the Gaza war. He said that the Israeli army will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas is completely disarmed. Reuters reported this.
On August 9, at a meeting of the right-wing government, Netanyahu said that Israel would not accept Trump's 15-point document.
"Israel will not accept the 15-point document. The military will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed. We are talking about heavy weapons, light weapons — all weapons," Netanyahu said.
The Prime Minister stressed that Israel will not agree to a "fake disarmament." He indicated that a real and complete disarmament is required.
Netanyahu also said that negotiations with the US side on the plan are currently ongoing.
What does Trump's plan contain?
Donald Trump announced last month that a "significant breakthrough" had been achieved in his plan to end the war in Gaza.
According to the 15-point plan, Hamas is to be disarmed, Israeli troops are to be gradually withdrawn from Gaza, and the security of the enclave is to be ensured by a new Palestinian police force and International Stabilization Forces.
However, disagreements have arisen between the parties over the sequencing of the plan's implementation.
Israel says it will not withdraw its troops until Hamas is disarmed. Hamas, for its part, says that before fulfilling disarmament commitments, Israel must stop attacks and withdraw its troops.
A senior Hamas official, Basem Naim, said on August 9 that the group remains committed to the roadmap agreed with mediators in Cairo 10 days earlier.
"We expect the mediators and the US guarantor to urge Netanyahu and his government to adhere to the roadmap and not to obstruct the process for internal political and electoral reasons," Naim said.
Military operations in Gaza have decreased
At present, Israel has significantly reduced its military operations in Gaza.
According to Reuters, after Trump administration's Gaza envoy Nicholas Mladenov met with Benjamin Netanyahu on August 3, it was agreed that the Israeli army would only act against situations assessed as "imminent threat" in Gaza and would stop the targeted attacks being carried out almost daily.
Mladenov said on August 9 that discussions on the new roadmap for Gaza are ongoing.
Netanyahu's position was also supported by Israel's Finance Minister, right-wing politician Bezalel Smotrich.
"We entered the war with the main goal — destroying Hamas. The troops must not retreat even one millimeter in the Gaza Strip," Smotrich said.
Hamas agrees to hand over its weapons, but...
According to Trump's plan, Hamas must hand over its weapons to a US-backed Palestinian technocratic administration.
Hamas, without using the term "disarmament," said it agreed to hand over weapons for storage. The group said that implementing the agreement depends on Israel fulfilling its obligations, including withdrawing troops and stopping attacks.
Israel, for its part, said it would continue to pursue Hamas militants who took part in the attack on October 7, 2023.
The number of casualties in Gaza exceeds 1,250
According to Gaza health authorities, more than 1,250 people have been killed as a result of Israeli attacks since the ceasefire brokered by the US in October 2025. Most of them are civilians.
It is reported that Israeli troops currently occupy two-thirds of Gaza's territory. Almost all of the enclave's more than 2 million residents have been squeezed into a narrow coastal area remaining under Hamas control.
