Israel rejects US-led 15-point Gaza peace plan, says Netanyahu
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Key context: <p>In rare public break with Trump, Israel’s prime minister says IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/09/iran-us-irgc-strait-of-hormuz-israel-netanyahu-trump-gaza-plan-latest-news-updates">Middle East crisis live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Israel’s prime minister, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/benjamin-netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, has rejected a US-backed 15-point peace plan for Gaza in a rare public break with Donald Trump.</p><p>In a statement on Sunday, Netanyahu said that he was confronting a “wave of rumours about Israeli weakness and Israeli withdrawals on all fronts” and rebuked US pressure to end wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran without Israel’s buy-in.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/israel-rejects-us-led-15-point-gaza-peace-plan-says-netanyahu">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
In rare public break with Trump, Israel’s prime minister says IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmedMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsrael’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has rejected a US-backed 15-point peace plan for Gaza in a rare public break with Donald Trump.In a statement on Sunday, Netanyahu said that he was confronting a “wave of rumours about Israeli weakness and Israeli withdrawals on all fronts” and rebuked US pressure to end wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran without Israel’s buy-in. Continue reading...
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