Netanyahu rejects US-backed Gaza draft despite Hamas disarmament assurances

Netanyahu rejects US-backed Gaza draft despite Hamas disarmament assurances



Netanyahu met with the US-backed Board of Peace on Monday and received guarantees that the Israeli army would only be required to leave its current positions in Gaza after Hamas disarms. — AFP pic


Summary

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed that Israel has not agreed to a US-backed plan concerning Gaza, despite assurances that an Israeli military withdrawal would occur only after Hamas disarms.
• In a video statement, Netanyahu emphasized that while the US believes it can achieve Hamas's disarmament, Israel has yet to agree to the proposal and has submitted its comments on the draft.
• Netanyahu faces increasing pressure from his far-right coalition partners to reject the deal.

First Published: Wednesday, 05 Aug 2026 3:17 PM MYT



JERUSALEM, Aug 5 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel did not agree to a US-backed plan for Gaza, even after receiving assurances that an Israeli pullout would only happen after Hamas disarms.


In a video posted to his social media accounts yesterday night, Netanyahu said the team of US President Donald Trump “believes that they can bring about the disarmament of Hamas and the demilitarisation of Gaza. We are checking this. They sent us a draft—we did not agree to it, it is not our draft. We sent our comments.”

Netanyahu met with the US-backed Board of Peace on Monday and received guarantees that the Israeli army would only be required to leave its current positions in Gaza after Hamas disarms.

But pressure has been growing on the premier from his far-right coalition partners to reject the deal. — AFP

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