Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied that his country agreed to the U.S.-backed Gaza plan, despite assurances it would pull out of the Palestinian enclave after Hamas disarmament.
In a video posted to his social media accounts Tuesday night, Netanyahu said the team of U.S. President Donald Trump "believes that they can bring about the disarmament of Hamas and the demilitarization 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," he said.
Netanyahu met with the U.S.-backed Board of Peace 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 the right flank of his ruling coalition to reject the deal.
