Netanyahu Rejects US-Backed Gaza Peace PlanJERUSALEM, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a US-backed 15-point peace plan for Gaza, saying Israel will not withdraw its forces until Hamas is fully disarmed. “Israel rejects the 15-point document,” Netanyahu said, adding that the Israeli military would not withdraw until Hamas had been “genuinely disarmed”. Netanyahu also ruled out the establishment of a Palestinian state in either Gaza or the West Bank while he remains prime minister. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich backed Netanyahu’s remarks, saying the Israel Defense Forces should not retreat from Gaza. Israeli forces currently control more than half of Gaza, mainly in the eastern and southern parts of the territory.