Netanyahu Rejects Trump's 15-Point Gaza Board of Peace Roadmap

August 9, 2026 — At his weekly Cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally rejected the Board of Peace's 15-point Gaza roadmap (published July 31), stating: 'Israel rejects the 15-point Gaza document proposed by the Board of Peace,' and that the IDF 'will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed.' He also ruled out a Palestinian state under his premiership, saying 'neither Fatahstan nor Hamastan.' Hamas reaffirmed its own commitment to the roadmap the same week, demanding guarantees on the ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal, aid, and reconstruction before disarming. Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov said any Israeli pullback would come incrementally from areas declared weapons-free, with international forces taking over vacated ground — underscoring the sequencing dispute (Israel wants full disarmament first; Hamas wants withdrawal first) that has stalled the plan since it was unveiled. Domestic politics loom large: Netanyahu faces an October 27 Knesset election.