Donald Trump says his Gaza proposal is "a monumental step toward lasting peace and security"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet Sunday that his government rejects President Donald Trump’s 15-part Gaza proposal; any Israeli troop pullback depends on Hamas’s actual disarmament, not a pretense. Last month, after Hamas said it had accepted a disarmament plan, Trump praised the decision. Hamas, though, says it will give up large weapons only if Israeli forces withdraw and what it calls aggression stops. Israel has continued strikes in Gaza since agreeing to a ceasefire in October. Trump’s broader proposal, announced in September, created a Board of Peace to oversee disarmament, Israeli withdrawal, and reconstruction. Netanyahu said he is consulting U.S. officials, though some of their ideas are unacceptable; far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir also rejected the draft. With Israeli elections months away, the standoff is another setback for Trump’s proposal.