Netanyahu Rejects Trump-Backed Gaza Peace Plan, Stating No Withdrawal Before Hamas Disarmament

In a rare public divergence from the President-elect, Benjamin Netanyahu insists that Israel will maintain its military presence in Gaza until Hamas is fully dismantled.

In a significant departure from President-elect Donald Trump’s transition-team proposals, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally rejected a plan centered on the disarmament of Hamas in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The proposed framework, which had garnered attention as a potential path toward de-escalating the ongoing conflict, was explicitly rebuffed by the Prime Minister’s office. Netanyahu emphasized that Israel’s security remains the paramount concern, asserting that any discussion of a full military withdrawal is premature until Hamas is comp…