Overview
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the 15-point plan on Sunday, saying Israel will not withdraw forces until Hamas is “truly” disarmed and calling the proposed sequencing unacceptable.
- Hamas officials have told mediators they accept the roadmap and said they are ready to move to its second phase if Israel approves the plan and the United States presses Tel Aviv to comply.
- The roadmap would hand custody of Gaza’s weapons to a technocratic body called the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), but NCAG personnel are currently blocked in Egypt because Israel has not allowed them into the strip.
- Fighting in Gaza continues at a reduced intensity, with recent incidents including three people wounded by Israeli fire at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younès, leaving the ceasefire fragile while negotiations stall.
- Netanyahu’s public refusal reflects domestic political pressure ahead of October elections and has raised the risk of a public rift with President Trump’s administration, with the next steps to watch being U.S. pressure on Israel, NCAG access to Gaza, and whether Israel alters military operations.