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Netanyahu rejects roadmap
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a 15-point Gaza roadmap proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying Israel would not withdraw its forces until Hamas is "genuinely" and effectively disarmed.
“saying Israel will not withdraw its forces until Hamas is "genuinely" and effectively disarmed”
In a cabinet meeting, Netanyahu stated: "Israel rejects the 15-point document. I want to be precise: Israel does not accept the 15-point document."
The dispute centers on sequencing, with Netanyahu insisting Hamas must be disarmed before Israeli withdrawal while Hamas ties surrender of heavy weapons to Israel ending military actions and withdrawing from Gaza.
The Business Standard said the roadmap includes the creation of a "Board of Peace" to oversee reconstruction and disarmament in Gaza, and that the plan has exposed conflicting conditions between Israel and Hamas.
The BBC reported Netanyahu told the cabinet that "no habrá un repliegue de sus fuerzas militares hasta que Hamás quede "verdaderamente" desarmado."
Mladenov and Hamas respond
Nickolay Mladenov, described as the Board of Peace’s chief envoy, said disarmament was to take place "in sync" with the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and he added: "No one should do anything without verified steps on the ground."
A BBC account quoted a Hamas official saying the group "reafirma su compromiso con lo que se acordó con los mediadores y la Junta de Paz respeto a la hoja de ruta".
The TRT عربي report said Mladenov told Israel’s Channel 12 that if weapons are taken from the factions, stored, and rendered unusable, "Israel would then withdraw from Gaza."
In the same TRT عربي account, Mladenov said the plan would not prevent Israel from responding to any immediate threat to its forces, while also warning that if commitments are not implemented, "the operation will stop and there will be no transition to the next phase."
The Informed Comment piece said Netanyahu’s refusal raised fears among Palestinian factions and regional observers that the conflict could return to a cycle of confrontation, and it said Hamas expected mediators to ensure Israel adheres to the negotiated terms.
Humanitarian and political stakes
The Business Standard said the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues, with about 90% of the population displaced and tens of thousands of people killed since the war began, as negotiators seek a way to end the war.
“"unas 1.9 millones de personas, el 90% de la población de Gaza"”
Ynetnews said the public rejection of the peace plan comes as Israel approaches a Knesset election, and it described Netanyahu’s stance as a rare public rupture with Trump.
The BBC reported that since the start of the war after the October 7, 2023 attack, more than 73,000 people have died in Gaza and that the UN said about 1.9 million people—90% of Gaza’s population—have been displaced.
In TRT عربي, Mladenov estimated that destroying all Gaza Strip tunnels at the current pace could take "more than a decade," while also saying the Peace Council was exploring mechanisms and contractors to accelerate the process.
The Informed Comment framed the crossroads as either renewed diplomatic pressure to salvage the agreement or a slide back toward escalation that could reshape Gaza’s political and humanitarian landscape.
