Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityNetanyahu rejected the 15-point roadmap for Trump's Gaza peace plan, saying Hamas must disarm of all its weapons, including heavy and light arms. Under the plan, the possession of personal firearms would be subject to Palestinian law. A senior Hamas official said the group remained committed to the roadmapShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the start of a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, in this screenshot from a recording released by the Government Press Office. Credit: GPO/YouTube Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the start of a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, in this screenshot from a recording released by the Government Press Office. Credit: GPO/YouTube 05:35 PM • August 09 2026 IDTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuffed on Sunday the 15-point roadmap for Gaza unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, saying the IDF will not withdraw from the enclave until Hamas is disarmed."I wish to be precise here: Israel does not accept the 15-point document," he said at the start of a cabinet meeting. "I have heard people saying: 'You didn't say it.' So here I am saying it again: Israel does not accept the 15-point document."Netanyahu said Hamas must disarm of all its weapons, including heavy and light arms. Under the board's roadmap, the possession of personal firearms would remain subject to Palestinian law and the U.S.-backed Palestinian technocratic committee would have authority over licensing and registration. "We are talking about genuine disarmament, not fictitious disarmament," he said. Netanyahu also rejected the establishment of a Palestinian state, saying it would not be established in Gaza or the West Bank "as long as I am prime minister." Israel has discussed the issue of Hamas' disarmament with U.S. officials, Netanyahu said. "They [the Americans] have ideas, some of which are acceptable to us and some of which are unacceptable, and we know how to stand firm against these things."In a statement, Hamas said it urged the board, mediators and Arab states to ensure all parties adhere to the agreement and refrain from violations "that could disrupt its implementation."Haaretz Podcast with Amos Harel: 'Trump Started a war with no plan. Now he doesn't know how to end it'Hamas has avoided the use of the term "disarmament" and said the group agreed to hand over weapons to be stored under the Palestinian technocratic committee that would run the affairs in Gaza under the supervision of the board.Hamas said it agreed to the plan to spare the people in Gaza a possible resumption of war, but it added that the implementation of the deal would depend on Israel first meeting its own commitments, including withdrawal.Speaking to Reuters, Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official, said the group remained committed to the roadmap agreed with mediators in Cairo 10 days ago.Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, Turkey in 2024. Credit: Murad Sezer/Reuters Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, Turkey in 2024.Credit: Murad Sezer/Reuters "We expect the mediators and the U.S. guarantor ⁠to press Netanyahu and his government to adhere to the roadmap and not obstruct the process for internal political and electoral reasons, while continuing to jeopardise the region's security and stability," he said. On Monday, the board retracted its plan to require Israel to gradually withdraw from Gaza simultaneously alongside Hamas' disarmament. The board's decision followed a statement from a senior Israeli official saying Israel would not fully withdraw and would retain the freedom to strike in Gaza. Netanyahu also met Monday with the Board of Peace's top envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, to discuss the emerging deal in Gaza. Shortly after the meeting, the board issued a statement implying withdrawal would take place alongside the disarmament process. Main points of the Board of Peace roadmap Phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, per an agreed-upon timetable Transfer of all civilian and security authority to the NCAGNCAG to become the sole authority over weapons in GazaHeavy weapons, tunnels and weapons production sites to be decommissioned and stored under international supervisionNo weapons to be transferred to Israel or any non-Palestinian partyVetted security personnel to join official Palestinian security forces; others to receive civilian roles or retireIsrael-backed militias to be disarmed; members barred from Palestinian security forcesPalestinian factions to sign a Social Peace Agreement ending internal violenceInternational Stabilization Force (ISF) to monitor the cease-fire and separate Israeli and NCAG-controlled areasMinutes later, however, the board revised the statement. The updated wording suggests that any Israeli withdrawal would take place only after Hamas' disarmament has been completed.Israel has scaled back attacks in Gaza since the meeting. A source familiar with Israel's position told Reuters it had agreed that the military would only act against what it perceives as immediate threats in Gaza and no longer carry out targeted assassinations as it had ‌been doing on a near-daily basis. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that one person was killed in an Israeli strike over the past day. Young Palestinians amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday. Credit: Mahmoud Issa/ReutersYoung Palestinians amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday. Credit: Mahmoud Issa/ReutersEarlier this month, Mladenov criticized Israeli strikes in Gaza in a rare rebuke after at least 18 people were killed in one day. The strikes came two days after the Board of Peace and Hamas announced that they had agreed on a framework for the group's disarmament. More than 1,250 people have been killed in the Israeli attacks since the October cease-fire, most of ‌them civilians, according to Gaza health officials. 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