Gaza
Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected the 15-point Gaza peace plan backed by US President Donald Trump, telling his cabinet, "Israel rejects the 15-point document," and vowing no withdrawal until Hamas is fully disarmed, according to NBC News. The rejection lands as Israeli forces have steadily expanded their footprint beyond the original ceasefire line. That boundary initially placed roughly 50–53 percent of Gaza under Israeli control; satellite imagery and Israeli media reporting cited by Roya News show the line shifting westward through the spring via a secondary "orange line," pushing Israeli-held territory toward 64 percent. However, figures vary by source and date. Netanyahu's demand for "genuine disarmament, not fictitious disarmament" before any pullback, as reported by NPR, sets a precondition Hamas is unlikely to meet up front, complicating a roadmap that envisioned withdrawal and disarmament proceeding in parallel. The stance also carries domestic logic: Netanyahu's coalition trails in…
Gaza Plan Tests Trump’s Board of Peace
Donald Trump's Board of Peace is facing its first major test in Gaza, where a disarmament-and-withdrawal roadmap is colliding with the reality of continued war and regional escalation. The plan is built around the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, or NCAG, a Palestinian technocratic body meant to replace Hamas rule, and an International Stabilization Force, or ISF, authorized under UN Security Council Resolution 2803. UN reporting identifies U.S. Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers as the ISF's commander. Reuters reported that Uganda's parliament voted on August 6, 2026, to approve possible troop deployment under the U.S.-backed force. The Guardian reported that the Board's first Gaza construction contract, still not finalized, is for a small outpost intended for about 150 Moroccan troops. The July 30 framework ties phased Hamas weapons decommissioning to staged Israeli withdrawals, but Israel has not accepted the roadmap as a straightforward timetable. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said…
Netanyahu Rejects US-Backed Hamas Disarmament Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government has not agreed to a US-backed draft under which Hamas would disarm and demilitarize Gaza, according to The National. "They sent us a draft. We did not agree to it," he said.Trump announced the Board of Peace roadmap on July 30, and Hamas approved it the next day, according to FDD's Long War Journal. The rejection centers on sequencing: the roadmap ties a phased Israeli withdrawal to the gradual transfer of Hamas weaponry to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), under International Stabilization Force (ISF) oversight and International Verification Committee (IVC) certification — deliberately termed "decommissioning" rather than "surrender," according to Board of Peace officials cited by the Times of Israel. Israel has instead demanded front-loaded disarmament before any drawdown.Hamas has said its own compliance is contingent on a full Israeli troop withdrawal to the October ceasefire's "Yellow Line"…
Israel Rejects Gaza Deal Signed by Hamas
Hamas signed a 15-point disarmament framework with the U.S.-led Board of Peace in El-Alamein, Egypt, on July 30 — the first time it has committed in writing to give up its weapons. The deal is phased and reciprocal: Hamas disarms district by district as Israel withdraws in step. That structure clashes directly with Israel's longstanding position that demilitarization must be complete before any withdrawal. Within a day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the framework fell short of that demand, according to the Times of Israel.The rejection is as much about arithmetic as ideology. Netanyahu's coalition majority depends on National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism, and both have said they would bring down the government over a real withdrawal. With elections due by October 27, that gives the far-right an effective veto over ceasefire policy — Netanyahu cannot accept the…
Trump Announces Gaza Disarmament Framework
President Donald Trump said Thursday night that his Board of Peace had reached a "historic agreement" for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. Hamas has not signed the proposal, according to Axios, which cited four sources familiar with the talks; negotiations in El-Alamein, Egypt, have entered their final stages but could still collapse.One negotiator told Axios the mediators believe they have brought Hamas "to a place where they can't say no." A separate diplomat told the Times of Israel that Qatar, Egypt and Turkey have pressed Hamas to accept so it cannot be blamed as the deal's "obstacle."Under the 15-point plan, Hamas would provide maps of its tunnels, weapons-production facilities and depots to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), a Palestinian technocratic body. The NCAG would assume authority district by district as each area is verified demilitarized, with a Shin Bet-vetted Palestinian…
Israel Approves International Force’s Entry Into Gaza
Israel's security cabinet voted Sunday to grant the International Stabilization Force immunity under Israeli law, a legal enablement rather than an order to deploy, a day before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departs for Washington to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace's envoy for Gaza, called the vote critical to stabilizing the territory and enabling a transition to Palestinian administration under the NCAG.The vote does not authorize immediate deployment. Any entry of International Stabilization Force personnel will still require the specific approval of the prime minister, the defense minister, and the foreign minister, and Israel will continue holding the Yellow Line perimeter with no further withdrawal until Hamas is fully disarmed, according to The Times of Israel, which reported that National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir voted against the measure while Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar voted in favor.Participation is also restricted from…
