Last month, former US President Trump announced what he called "a monumental step toward lasting peace and security" after Hamas reportedly accepted a disarmament plan for Gaza. The 15-point plan, unveiled in September last year, proposed disarmament of Hamas, withdrawal of Israeli troops, reconstruction of Gaza, and the establishment of a Board of Peace to oversee implementation.

However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the plan, stating that Hamas must be genuinely disarmed before Israel withdraws its forces from Gaza. He emphasized that the disarmament cannot be "fictitious." Netanyahu is currently in discussions with US officials on how to proceed, noting, "They have ideas; some of them are acceptable to us and some are not, and we know how to stand our ground on these matters."

With Israeli elections approaching in the coming months, Netanyahu faces pressure from his far-right allies, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who has called for a new cabinet vote to end the Gaza plan and dismissed the draft as "not acceptable."

This development marks another setback for Trump's Gaza peace initiative.

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