Netanyahu: Israel rejects Board of Peace roadmap on Hamas disarmament

The Israeli Defense Forces will not withdraw from the Gaza Strip until Hamas is fully disarmed, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday during a Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.

"Israel rejects the 15-point document," Netanyahu said, referring to the disarmament roadmap announced by the Board of Peace on July 30. He emphasized that disarmament must mean Hamas gives up its "heavy weapons, the less heavy weapons, all the weapons," Describing the requirement as "real disarmament, not fictitious disarmament."

Israel is in discussions with the Trump administration on the matter, Netanyahu said, noting that "the Americans have ideas, some of them acceptable to us and some not acceptable to us." The IDF will continue to thwart threats against Israeli forces and civilians, he vowed.

Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen said Saturday that Israel opposes the roadmap "in its current form," Warning that "Hamas is planning a deception." He told Channel 14 that Hamas would claim compliance, hand over some weapons, and seek what was previously called "a hudna"-an Arabic term for truce - but "the era of hudna is over." Cohen stated, "Ultimately, Hamas is a murderous terrorist organization. We do not believe a single piece of paper that Hamas [signs]."

Netanyahu's international spokesman Doron Spielman reported that Hamas violated the Gaza ceasefire 17 times in a single day on Friday, including attempted infiltrations and tunneling activities. He distinguished between the 20-point Trump framework, which Israel agreed to and requires Hamas disarmament, and the 15-point Board of Peace proposal negotiated through Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt, to which Jerusalem is not a party.

Hamas told the Trump administration Saturday that it agrees to the roadmap's terms, which require the group to lay down weapons and transfer Gaza governance to a technocratic Palestinian body. A Hamas official said the group has "confirmed to mediators their readiness to begin implementing the agreement" And called on the U.S. To pressure Israel to comply.

Netanyahu pledged Thursday that Israel will not withdraw from current positions until Hamas is completely disarmed, saying IDF soldiers had been instructed "to do everything necessary to defend themselves, to defend our territory, to defend our citizens." He noted that Trump and his team believe they can persuade Hamas to demilitarize Gaza, stating, "We are examining that."