Netanyahu rejects Board of Peace’s plan for IDF to withdraw back to Yellow Line in Gaza
Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel has not agreed to the Board of Peace’s Gaza disarmament proposal, despite Hamas accepting the framework last week. In his first public comments on the issue, Netanyahu said Israeli forces will remain in their current positions until Hamas is “completely disarmed,” rejecting a key provision of the plan that calls for Israel to withdraw to the original Yellow Line.
The Board of Peace’s disarmament plan calls for the IDF to withdraw to the original Yellow Line in Gaza, where Israeli forces were positioned under the October 2025 ceasefire before expanding their control to more than 60% of the Strip