Netanyahu says Israel ‘didn’t agree’ to Board of Peace’s plan to disarm Hamas

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel has not agreed to the Board of Peace's disarmament plan, which Hamas accepted last week. In a video statement, he reiterated that Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas is completely disarmed, contradicting the plan's requirement to pull back to the original Yellow Line. The Board of Peace's envoys visited Jerusalem to persuade him, but the effort appeared unsuccessful, with the Board possibly reopening terms.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel has not agreed to the Board of Peace's disarmament plan, which Hamas accepted last week. In a video statement posted to Facebook, Netanyahu reiterated that Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas is completely disarmed. This contradicts the plan's requirement for Israel to pull back to the original Yellow Line, from which Israel had withdrawn as part of the October 2025 ceasefire-hostage release deal but has since expanded control from 53% to over 60%. Netanyahu said the US sent a draft, but Israel did not agree to it and sent back comments. The Board of Peace's top envoys visited Jerusalem on Monday to persuade him, but the effort appeared unsuccessful, with the Board possibly reopening terms. The plan also requires Israel to halt military operations, though Israel reportedly agreed to tighten rules of engagement requiring IDF chief of staff approval for strikes. Separately, a top Hamas official, Ghazi Hamad, claimed on 'Piers Morgan Uncensored' that Hamas did not target civilians on October 7, 2023, despite evidence to the contrary. He said 'maybe some mistakes happened' and cited a Haaretz report about an Israeli helicopter harming partygoers. He also said Hamas proposed releasing all civilians but Israel refused, and that Hamas agreed to the disarmament deal due to difficult circumstances but its 'mentality' has not changed.