Current sectionOpinionHaaretz EditorialShare 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 formatSubscribeHaaretz Editorial11:45 PM • August 10 2026 IDTLook surprised: This week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel rejects the 15-point plan known as the road map for the future of the Gaza Strip and that the army won't withdraw from Gaza before Hamas is "genuinely disarmed" of both heavy and light weapons.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansWest BankGazaIsraeli politicsTwo-state solutionIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuBoard of PeaceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesLebanonWest BankNetanyahuSephora Election PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastBiggest Israeli Ice Cream Chain Faces $100 Million Suit Over 'Sugar-free' LabelsReports: Russian-Israeli Historian Disappeared After Landing in IsraelDefense Minister Touts Palestinian Displacement, Snuff Footage in Campaign AdsInternational Media Is Failing Palestinian Journalists in GazaChabad Has a Strong Presence in Israel, but It Was Never ZionistRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of Zionism50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Former Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company