Netanyahu defies 'Peace Council'.. Trump administration faces political test

Occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the 'Peace Council' document containing 15 clauses, conditioning the 'removal' of resistance weapons in full before the withdrawal of the occupation army. Observers see this rejection as an attempt to undermine efforts to move to the second phase, putting the Trump administration before a political test. Experts warn that the most dangerous outcome is keeping Gaza in a suspended state, with continued military aggression and political pressure.

Occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the 'Peace Council' document containing 15 clauses, including storing the resistance's 'heavy weapons' in Gaza under Palestinian hands in exchange for halting all forms of aggression, withdrawal of the occupation army, opening crossings, and bringing in the administrative committee and international forces within phased plans. Netanyahu conditioned the 'removal' of resistance weapons in full before the withdrawal of the occupation army, announcing his rejection of the document. Observers see this rejection as an attempt to undermine efforts to move to the second phase and return things to square one to continue escalation, committing massacres, starvation, and closing crossings. Writer Wissam Afifa said that Netanyahu's rejection puts the Trump administration before a political test: either it pressures to protect its plan and oblige Netanyahu to the ceiling sponsored by Washington, or it looks for a new 'exit' that accommodates Israeli rejection. Amin al-Hajj, an expert on Israeli affairs, believes that Netanyahu is trying to reinterpret the agreement from a formula that obliges him to political and security steps to a formula that makes 'disarming Hamas' a precondition for any withdrawal, allowing the occupation to postpone practical obligations indefinitely. He points out that Netanyahu is evading the agreement's clauses because any serious settlement could mean the disintegration of his coalition and a political loss in elections. He warns that the most dangerous outcome is keeping Gaza in a suspended state, with continued military aggression and political pressure, and that Gazans will pay the price of stalling. The article presents three scenarios: agreement, maintaining the status quo, or return to war.