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Netanyahu’s Rejection of Trump Gaza Plan Deepens Ceasefire Fracture and Civilian Risk

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rejected a 15-point Gaza roadmap backed by Donald Trump that Hamas says it is ready to implement, widening the gap between the warring parties and their main external broker. With Gaza’s death toll reported above 73,000 and Egypt urging all sides not to derail the truce, the dispute raises fresh doubts over whether a fragile ceasefire can survive competing red lines.

A ceasefire that was supposed to pull Gaza back from the edge is instead caught between two incompatible demands: Hamas says it will honor a U.S.-backed roadmap for a full halt in fighting and Israeli withdrawal, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is openly refusing to sign on. The result is a widening political fracture layered on top of one of the deadliest campaigns in the strip’s history, with Gaza’s death toll reported to have surpassed 73,000. On 9 August, Netanyahu rejected a 15-point plan drawn up by a Trump-appointed peace team that was meant to anchor the second phase of the ceasefire arrangement. In a video statement, he said Israel…

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