Netanyahu says Israel ‘didn’t agree’ to Board of Peace’s plan to disarm Hamas
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chiefIn his first public comments on the matter, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel has not agreed to the Board of Peace’s disarmament plan, which was accepted by Hamas last week.Reiterating comments from recent days attributed to “senior Israeli officials,” Netanyahu said in a video posted to Facebook that Israel will not withdraw “from our current lines” in Gaza “until Hamas is completely disarmed.”This would appear to go against the disarmament plan, which requires Israel to pull back to the original Yellow Line in Gaza. Israel withdrew to that line as part of the October 2025 ceasefire-hostage release deal with Hamas, but has since expanded its control of the Strip from 53 percent to over 60%.While the Board of Peace indicated that Israel would not have to carry out withdrawals beyond the original Yellow Line until Hamas at least…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Tuesday that Israel has not agreed to the Board of Peace’s disarmament plan, which Hamas accepted last week. Netanyahu reiterated that Israel would not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas is completely disarmed, contradicting the plan's requirement for an Israeli pullback to the original Yellow Line. He clarified, "We did not agree to it. It was not our draft. We sent back our comments." The Board of Peace, which negotiated the draft with Hamas and mediating countries, views the proposal as an extension of a previously accepted 20-point plan by Israel. Separately, Hamas official Ghazi Hamad, appearing on "Piers Morgan Uncensored," falsely claimed Hamas did not target civilians on October 7, stating, "We never killed civilians," despite evidence and his past vows of repeated attacks.
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