{"id":35065,"date":"2026-08-09T20:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35065"},"modified":"2026-08-09T20:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:04:16","slug":"israel-rejects-15-point-plan-to-disarm-hamas-withdraw-israeli-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35065","title":{"rendered":"Israel rejects 15-point plan to disarm Hamas, withdraw Israeli troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/ph\/st\/th\/6731786286927\/2026\/upi\/c69d0427ec5d7ee1d62d6fa21a665551\/v1.5\/Israel-rejects-15-point-plan-to-disarm-Hamas-withdraw-Israeli-troops.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Aug. 9 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Benjamin_Netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Benjamin Netanyahu\" class=\"tpstyle\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> said Israel rejects a U.S.-backed 15-point plan to disarm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Gaza\" class=\"tpstyle\">Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Donald_Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Donald Trump\" class=\"tpstyle\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s Board of Peace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2026\/08\/04\/Board-of-Peace-Benjamin-Netanyahu\/8931785824366\/\" target=\"_blank\">created the plan<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/09\/world\/middleeast\/israel-netanyahu-trump-15-point-plan-hamas-peace-gaza.html\" target=\"_blank\">gradual disarmament<\/a> of Gaza and withdrawal of Israeli troops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2026\/07\/30\/Hamas-disarmament-agreement\/3391785464902\/\" target=\"_blank\">from the territory<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>But in a cabinet meeting Sunday, a readout from Netanyahu&#8217;s office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c5yw4lpe0yeo\" target=\"_blank\">from a meeting of government ministers<\/a> said, &#8220;I want to be clear here &#8212; Israel is ruling out the 15-point plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-08-09\/ty-article-live\/saudi-arabia-says-fire-broke-out-at-oil-facility-near-yemen-border\/0000019f-e456-d310-a3df-e457d59b0000\" target=\"_blank\">said he has told<\/a> the Trump administration about his concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military &#8220;will not carry out any withdrawal until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Hamas\" class=\"tpstyle\">Hamas<\/a> is genuinely disarmed and will continue to thwart threats against our forces and our citizens,&#8221; Netanyahu said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are now discussing this with the Americans,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They have ideas, some of which are acceptable to us and some are not, and we know how to stand up to those things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He reiterated his opposition to a two-state solution.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As long as I am prime minister, no Palestinian state will be established &#8212; not in Gaza and not in the West Bank,&#8221; Netanyahu said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu and his coalition are facing a difficult re-election vote in late October.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Contrary to all those who preach to us, we do what must be done for Israel&#8217;s security and we can and will stand our ground even against our best friends when necessary,&#8221; Netanyahu added.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas has said that handing over its heavy weapons was contingent on Israel ending &#8220;all forms of aggression&#8221; and withdrawing from Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We expect the mediators and the American guarantor to pressure Netanyahu and his government to adhere to the roadmap and not obstruct the process for internal political and electoral reasons,&#8221; Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas&#8217; politburo, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrNaimbasem\/status\/2086419076964835474?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">said on X Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since the cease-fire last October, Israel has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2026\/07\/29\/gaza-mosque-bombing-weapons-depot\/9491785345884\/\" target=\"_blank\">continued to strike<\/a> Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s military occupies more than half of Gaza, and Netanyahu&#8217;s far-right allies have implied that they want to expand the control. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/09\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-trump-netanyahu-plan-intl\" target=\"_blank\">lauded Netanyahu&#8217;s comments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The [Israeli military] cannot retreat one millimeter in the Gaza Strip,&#8221; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug. 9 (UPI) &#8212; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel rejects a U.S.-backed 15-point plan to disarm Gaza. Last month, President Donald Trump&#8216;s Board of Peace created the plan for the gradual disarmament of Gaza and withdrawal of Israeli troops from the territory. 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