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<v Speaker 1>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rejected the latest

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<v Speaker 1>draft agreement brokered by US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace,

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<v Speaker 1>declaring that Israeli forces will not withdraw from their current

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<v Speaker 1>positions in the Gaza Strip until HAMAS is fully and

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<v Speaker 1>completely disarmed. In a video statement released on social media,

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<v Speaker 1>Nettunyahu acknowledged public friction with Washington over the road map,

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<v Speaker 1>marking a rare open dispute between Jerusalem and the Trump

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<v Speaker 1>administration regarding the post war framework. Nettunyahu emphasized that Israel

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<v Speaker 1>did not approve the draft proposal negotiated between US representatives,

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<v Speaker 1>regional mediators from Egypt, Katar, and Turkey, and HAMAS officials.

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<v Speaker 1>While the Board of Peace framework outlined a phased process

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<v Speaker 1>in which HAMAS would incrementally relinquish heavy and light weapons

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<v Speaker 1>to a technocratic Palestinian committee alongside an Israeli military pullback,

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<v Speaker 1>Netanyahu insisted that total demilitaryrization must precede any troop movements.

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<v Speaker 1>He stated that Israel has submitted its own formal comments

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<v Speaker 1>and will continue to take all necessary military actions to

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<v Speaker 1>ensure its national security interests. The disagreement underscores a fundamental

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<v Speaker 1>clash over sequencing and positioning on the ground. Israeli forces

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<v Speaker 1>currently control over sixty percent of the Gaza strip, having

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<v Speaker 1>expanded operational control beyond the initial yellow line established under

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<v Speaker 1>the previous October ceasefire framework. Under the Board of Pieces

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<v Speaker 1>proposed agreement, Israel was asked to pull back to those

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<v Speaker 1>original lines as disarmament commenced under international monitoring. Netanyahu's refusal

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<v Speaker 1>to move forces prior to total weapons surrender presents a

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<v Speaker 1>major political hurdle for international envoys, who warn that altering

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<v Speaker 1>the deal's terms in Jerusalem's favor risks jeopardizing the fragile

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<v Speaker 1>concessions secured from Hamas negotiators. Despite the public pushback, Board

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<v Speaker 1>of Peace diplomats, including Senior Envoy Nikolain Ladinov, have continued

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<v Speaker 1>high level talks with Israeli security leadership in an effort

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<v Speaker 1>to bridge the divide. US officials maintained that the disarmament

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<v Speaker 1>proposal alignce with the administration's broad A twenty point plan

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<v Speaker 1>for Gaza and that international verification mechanisms can address Israel's

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<v Speaker 1>security concerns. However, with Netuyahoo holding firm on full disarmament

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<v Speaker 1>as a mandatory, prerequisite for withdrawal. Negotiators face mounting pressure

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<v Speaker 1>to refine verification timelines and enforcement guarantees before any phased

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<v Speaker 1>deployment of international stabilization forces can move forward.