Overview
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel returned the Trump administration draft with comments and will keep IDF forces on current Gaza lines until Hamas is fully disarmed.
- The U.S.-backed Board of Peace says Israeli withdrawal beyond the Yellow Line will occur only after verified decommissioning of light and heavy weapons, tunnels and military infrastructure.
- Hamas has insisted it will not give up weapons unless Israel first halts operations and begins pulling forces back, creating a deadlock over sequencing and verification.
- Practical implementation remains incomplete because the proposed International Stabilisation Force, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza and independent verification and vetting arrangements are under-resourced or not yet deployed.
- Humanitarian pressure is increasing as rescue teams recovered 112 bodies from a 2023 strike site and held a mass funeral, which highlights how the stalled process delays reconstruction, aid access and normal life for Gaza civilians.