At the end of July 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a 15-point peace plan called the Gaza Roadmap. It aimed to achieve phased disarmament of Hamas and a gradual Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza under a Peace Council’s supervision [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. The plan proposed Hamas handing over weapons to a new Palestinian Gaza authority while Israel pulled back from more than half the territory it controls in Gaza [1, 2, 7, 4, 5].
Hamas has insisted it will only disarm if Israel stops all aggression and pulls its troops out of Gaza first [1, 2, 7, 4, 5, 6]. This condition creates a deadlock with Israel, which demands the opposite order of steps. On August 9, 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected Trump’s plan, saying Israel will not withdraw troops until Hamas is fully disarmed [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]. Netanyahu said, “以軍在哈瑪斯真正解除武裝以前，不會進行任何撤軍” (Israel's military will not pull back before Hamas is genuinely and verifiably disarmed) [6]. He called for “true and verifiable disarmament, not superficial measures,” rejecting partial or symbolic steps [6].
Netanyahu added, "他們有一些想法，其中一些我們可以接受，一些不能接受，而我們知道如何在這些事情上堅守自己的立場" (They have some ideas, some we can accept and some we cannot, and we know how to stand firm in these issues) [6]. Hamas, however, told the BBC that it remains committed to the agreement and is ready to implement the 15-point plan seriously and responsibly [6].
Since the October 10, 2025 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which Trump helped broker, the conflict has not fully ended. Gaza health authorities report at least 1,255 dead and 4,125 injured since then, including 300 children in the 300 days following the ceasefire [7].
The Gaza war, ignited by Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, continues with Hamas still controlling parts of Gaza and Israel determined to secure what it calls an "absolute victory" over the group [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]. The ceasefire has not resolved fundamental issues about control and disarmament [1, 2, 4, 5].
The Gaza peace plan’s deadlock centers on the sequence of disarmament and troop withdrawal. Israel demands full Hamas disarmament before withdrawal, while Hamas demands Israeli troop exit before disarming [1, 2, 7, 4, 5, 6]. Netanyahu’s rejection on August 9 delays any immediate implementation of Trump’s roadmap [1, 2, 4, 5, 6].
