Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the fifteen-point Gaza plan that President Donald Trump hailed as a monumental step toward ending the fighting, The Guardian reports. The two sides remain divided on timing: Israel insists its troops won't withdraw until Hamas disarms, while Hamas says Israeli strikes must stop first. Israel has cited Hamas's failure to disarm to justify continued strikes and its refusal to allow reconstruction in Gaza.

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