Overview
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the 15‑point plan during a cabinet meeting on Sunday and said the Israeli army will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed.
- Hamas has conditioned any surrender of heavy weapons on an Israeli withdrawal and assurances toward statehood, creating a core deadlock over the sequence and verification of disarmament.
- The U.S.‑backed Board of Peace plan calls for a ceasefire, staged Hamas disarmament, an international stabilization force and an eventual Israeli pullback, but Israel disputes how surrendered weapons would be handled.
- Israel is taking operational steps that signal continued military presence, including a decision to open polling stations for soldiers in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza ahead of the 27 October parliamentary vote.
- Negotiations with Washington and the Peace Council continue, with the main issues to watch being agreed verification mechanisms for disarmament, the fate of seized weapons, and the impact of domestic politics on any timetable.