Netanyahu announces rejection of Trump's plan for Gaza: We will not withdraw until disarmament is achieved

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had rejected a 15-point plan put forward by the peace council associated with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Gaza, and that it would not withdraw from the territory until the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was completely disarmed.

Trump announced last month that progress had been made on his plan to end the war in Gaza, a plan that Israel and Hamas agreed to last year and which was implemented with a ceasefire.

Israel has continued to carry out strikes on Gaza since agreeing to the ceasefire in October.

In a separate development, Netanyahu emphasized preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, stating at a cabinet meeting, “I want to reiterate that whether an agreement is reached or not, and as long as I am prime minister, Iran will not possess nuclear weapons.”