{
  "id": 174160,
  "title": "Netanyahu rejects US-backed Hamas disarmament deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/netanyahu-rejects-us-backed-hamas-disarmament-deal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T10:49:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/05/netanyahu-rejects-us-backed-hamas-disarmament-deal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a US-backed deal to disarm Hamas, in his first public comments on the matter, potentially leading to a conflict with President Donald Trump. In a video posted on his Facebook page, Netanyahu stated that Israel will not relinquish its current positions in Gaza \"until Hamas is completely disarmed.\" Israel continues to occupy most of Gaza, even after a ceasefire in October. The plan was negotiated over months between Hamas, the Board of Peace, and mediator countries, but Israel was not involved in the talks. Netanyahu said that while the US administration is considering the draft proposal, Israel did not agree to it. Netanyahu's stance conflicts with the disarmament plan, which requires Israel to withdraw from areas it occupies in Gaza as Hamas surrenders its weapons. The Board of Peace diplomat Nickolay Mladenov met with Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday, describing the negotiations as \"a long day\" and \"slow, grinding and technical work.\" Netanyahu's rejection of the deal presents a challenge to the negotiations, as some members of the ultranationalist government in Israel persist in opposing any withdrawal and advocate for the establishment of Israeli settlements within Gaza. Despite Netanyahu's opposition, Israeli media reported on Tuesday evening that the military had been instructed to limit strikes on Gaza to immediate threats only, with any additional targeted killings requiring approval from the military chief of staff.",
  "summary": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel did not agree to the plan to disarm Hamas put forward by the US-backed Board of Peace, in his first public comments on the matter, which could put him on a collision course with President Donald Trump . In a video in Hebrew posted on his Facebook page on Tuesday evening, Mr Netanyahu said that Israel will not withdraw from its current…",
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    "outlets": 4,
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Netanyahu says IDF will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas has fully disarmed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/netanyahu-says-idf-will-not-withdraw-from-gaza-until-hamas-has-fully",
        "published": "2026-08-05T01:46:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Netanyahu says Israel did not agree to US-backed Gaza plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/netanyahu-says-israel-did-not-agree-to-us-backed-gaza-plan",
        "published": "2026-08-05T06:38:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Netanyahu says Israel did not agree to US-backed Gaza plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/netanyahu-says-israel-did-not-agree-to-us-backed-gaza-plan",
        "published": "2026-08-06T03:12:43.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}