Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Donald Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan, insisting that Israeli forces will not withdraw from the territory until Hamas undergoes "genuine disarmament, not fictitious disarmament." The rejection, delivered during a ministerial meeting on 9 August 2026, exposes a fundamental disagreement over sequencing that threatens to unravel months of diplomatic effort towards ending the Gaza conflict.

Trump's roadmap, published on 31 July 2026, envisaged Israeli withdrawal and Hamas disarmament happening simultaneously, after the president's Board of Peace claimed to have secured a "historic agreement" for Hamas's complete disarmament with weapons handed to an international policing force. Hamas officials have said they would only surrender weapons after Israel withdraws, while Netanyahu wants full disarmament first, a standoff that echoes the terms of the initial ceasefire reached in October 2025. Israel currently controls around 70% of Gaza, and Netanyahu faces domestic electoral pressure ahead of elections scheduled for 27 October, even as Hamas said on Sunday it remains committed to the broader roadmap.