Netanyahu rejects US Gaza roadmap, sparking fears of renewed conflict

A US-brokered 15-point proposal called for Hamas to lay down arms in return for a staged Israeli pull-out and the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian council backed by an international security force. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the plan, stating that Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas is "genuinely disarmed," effectively halting the diplomatic track just weeks before national elections.

Gaza’s Government Media Office described the rejection as a coup that undermines the peace path and deepens humanitarian decline, while analyst Eyad al-Qarra warned of a possible return to intensive bombing operations. Egypt’s foreign minister Badr Abdelatty warned that any attempt to force Gaza residents to leave would breach a regional red line. Hamas affirmed its commitment to the US-led board but called on mediators to enforce the agreement, and several regional analysts suggested Netanyahu’s stance serves both security pretexts and domestic political calculations ahead of the October vote.