Netanyahu Rejects Peace Council’s 15-Point Gaza Plan, Demands Hamas Disarmament First
Prime Minister Netanyahu firmly rejects the Peace Council’s 15-point Gaza plan, insisting Israel will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed. Finance Minister Smotrich echoed this position, emphasizing the war’s goal to eliminate Hamas’s military and governance capabilities. The plan, developed with international input, proposes phased reciprocal steps but faces Israeli skepticism over its effectiveness and security implications.
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- Netanyahu publicly rejects the Peace Council’s 15-point Gaza plan, demanding full Hamas disarmament first.
- Israel will not withdraw military forces from Gaza until Hamas’s weapons are completely dismantled.
- Finance Minister Smotrich supports Netanyahu, emphasizing the war’s goal to destroy Hamas militarily and politically.
- The 15-point plan involves phased, reciprocal steps monitored by an independent committee, developed with Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, and the US.
- Israeli officials criticize the plan as superficial disarmament, transferring weapons to Palestinian authorities in Ramallah.
- Israel remains committed to the US-backed 20-point plan linking withdrawal to security and international stabilization.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected the 15-point peace plan proposed by the Peace Council for Gaza during a government meeting on Sunday morning. Netanyahu emphasized that Israel will not withdraw its military forces until Hamas is fully disarmed, stating, "Israel rejects the 15-point document. The IDF will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed." He clarified that disarmament means dismantling all weapons, heavy and light, and stressed that Israel seeks a genuine, not symbolic, disarmament. Netanyahu also noted ongoing discussions with the United States on this issue, with some ideas accepted and others rejected by Israel.
Meanwhile, Israel has refrained from conducting strikes or targeted killings in Gaza since the previous Monday. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich supported Netanyahu’s stance, affirming that Israel’s war goal is the complete military, civilian, and governmental destruction of Hamas, ensuring Gaza poses no future threat to Israeli citizens. Smotrich criticized the 15-point roadmap as fundamentally contradicting this goal and insisted there can be no Israeli withdrawal or Gaza reconstruction without Hamas’s total disarmament.
The 15-point plan, presented by the Peace Council’s High Representative Nikolay Mladenov in May, was developed with input from Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, the United States, and Palestinian factions. It proposes a phased, reciprocal process monitored by an independent verification committee, with each side’s actions triggering corresponding steps by the other. However, Israeli cabinet ministers have expressed skepticism, viewing the plan’s disarmament as superficial, transferring weapons to Palestinian authorities in Ramallah, which they argue do not criminalize terrorism against Israelis.
Israel remains committed to the 20-point plan endorsed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, which includes conditions for a phased IDF withdrawal contingent on international stabilization and security guarantees. The Peace Council recently reiterated its goal of complete disarmament and transition to civilian governance in Gaza, with withdrawals only after disarmament is verified. However, it removed the term "full" from its statement about the extent of the IDF’s withdrawal beyond the "yellow line."
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