What Netanyahu actually saidNetanyahu stated plainly that Israel did not consent to the draft proposal developed by the Trump administration’s Board of Peace. His core demand: Israeli forces will not withdraw from their current positions in Gaza until Hamas is either completely or genuinely disarmed. The US-backed plan tied gradual Israeli pullouts to incremental disarmament milestones, a step-by-step process designed to build mutual confidence. The framework and its originsThe disarmament plan that Netanyahu rejected is a component of President Trump’s broader 20-point Gaza roadmap, an ambitious blueprint that envisions a phased withdrawal linked to Hamas laying down its weapons. Israel’s expansion beyond the October 2025 ceasefire lines suggests a creeping annexation dynamic that the disarmament framework was partly designed to reverse.