Netanyahu rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan as US official defends proposal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally rejected a U.S.-backed 15-point Gaza peace plan proposed by Donald Trump's Board of Peace, declaring that the IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed. While Trump claimed Israel supported the plan and Hamas had agreed to disarm, Netanyahu's public refusal exposes rare friction between the allies. Meanwhile, Hamas official Basem Naim urged mediators to pressure Israel, as Gaza casualties exceed 73,000 since the war's inception.

Netanyahu rejects Trump Gaza plan

• ▪Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally declared on August 9, 2026, that Israel rejects the 15-point Gaza peace plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.
• ▪Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated during a cabinet meeting on August 9, 2026, that the Israel Defense Forces will not carry out any withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas is disarmed.

Trump 15-point peace roadmap

• ▪The Board of Peace's 15-point plan proposed that Israel withdraw its military forces to the "yellow line" established in the ceasefire agreement signed in October 2025.
• ▪The 15-point Gaza peace plan, issued by the Board of Peace on July 31, 2026, envisioned a phased peace process where Hamas would gradually cede its weapons and power to a new Palestinian administration.

Hamas disarmament demands

• ▪Senior Hamas official Basem Naim stated on August 9, 2026, that Hamas remains committed to the roadmap and urged mediators and the U.S. to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to adhere to it.
• ▪U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza had agreed to disarm under the proposed peace roadmap.

US-Israel relationship tensions

• ▪U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on July 31, 2026, that the U.S. had an understanding with Israel regarding the peace plan and that Israel was very happy about it, directly contradicting Netanyahu's subsequent rejection.
• ▪U.S. President Donald Trump told the New York Post in June 2026 that he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" due to frustration over Israel's ongoing military operations in Lebanon.

Gaza conflict casualties

• ▪The Gaza Health Ministry reported that more than 1,250 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Israeli attacks since the original ceasefire was signed in October 2025.
• ▪According to the Gaza Health Ministry, over 73,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the war began following the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack that killed 1,200 people in Israel.

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