Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a U.S.-backed peace plan for Gaza, according to reports from CBS News and other outlets. The plan is described as calling for Hamas to disarm and for Israel to withdraw its military forces from the territory.
Netanyahu has said Israel will not carry out a military withdrawal until Hamas gives up its weapons. The position places the issue of Hamas’s disarmament at the center of negotiations over any ceasefire or longer-term arrangement in Gaza.
The reported rejection highlights a continuing dispute over the order and conditions for ending the conflict. While the U.S.-backed proposal envisions disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal, Israel’s stated position is that withdrawal cannot occur before Hamas is disarmed. Details about the plan and the next steps in the negotiations were not provided in the available reports.
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