President Trump’s Board of Peace unveiled an agreement last month calling for Hamas to surrender its weapons as part of a broader arrangement that would also involve an Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza.

The Israeli government has rejected a 15-point proposal supported by the Trump administration that seeks to strip Hamas of its weapons in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday

The announcement marked an unusually public disagreement between Netanyahu and President Trump, whose political relationship has taken several unexpected turns. The two leaders joined forces in launching the war against Iran in late February, but tensions have since emerged over how that conflict should conclude and over Israel’s ongoing military operations in Gaza and Lebanon.

Trump announced the agreement between Hamas and his Board of Peace late last month, describing it as a significant diplomatic achievement. Netanyahu’s office initially voiced concerns, stating that the framework did “not reflect Israel’s positions,” but at the time stopped short of formally rejecting the proposal.

Under the American-backed framework, Hamas would surrender its weapons through a phased process to a newly established Palestinian governing body in Gaza. In return, Israel would progressively pull its forces out of the portions of Gaza that have remained under its control since the cease-fire reached last October.

Netanyahu rejected that arrangement outright on Sunday, insisting that Israeli forces “would not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed.” He clarified that the requirement covered “heavy weapons, lighter weapons, all weapons,” and added, “We are talking about real disarmament.”

Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Netanyahu made his position unmistakable, saying, “I want to be clear here: Israel is ruling out the 15-point document.”

The Board of Peace did not immediately issue a response to Netanyahu’s comments. The White House likewise did not immediately respond when asked for comment.

Netanyahu, who is heading into a difficult re-election campaign this fall, has repeatedly pledged “absolute victory” over Hamas following the group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the Gaza war. Yet almost three years later, Hamas continues to maintain control over parts of the territory it has governed for nearly two decades.

Hamas has publicly endorsed the U.S.-backed framework. Israeli analysts, however, remain doubtful that the group is genuinely prepared to surrender its weapons to a new Palestinian administration, particularly because armed resistance against Israel remains a central principle of Hamas’s ideology.

The proposed agreement emerged following months of sensitive negotiations involving Hamas leaders living outside Gaza and representatives of Trump’s Board of Peace, a newly created organization tasked with overseeing the Gaza cease-fire. The board includes several national leaders, among them Netanyahu, and is chaired by Trump.

Despite the board’s broad membership, the negotiations were largely conducted by a small group of Trump-appointed officials. Among them was Nickolay Mladenov, a former United Nations envoy to the Middle East. American negotiators attempted to develop an arrangement that would result in Hamas surrendering its weapons while still giving the organization enough incentive to accept the deal.

The agreement’s text states that Israel would first need to satisfy several unresolved requirements from the original cease-fire reached with Hamas last October, which brought an end to the two-year war in Gaza. Those requirements include a “cessation of military operations.”

Even after the cease-fire, Israeli forces have continued carrying out attacks across the Gaza Strip on an almost daily basis. Palestinian health officials say more than 1,000 people have been killed since last October, including senior Hamas figures as well as civilians and children.

The Israeli strikes became particularly intense during the weekend following the agreement’s completion. Gaza health officials reported that more than 18 people were killed during the escalation.

The attacks largely subsided after Mladenov met with Netanyahu last Monday. Mladenov had previously condemned the Israeli strikes, saying they had “killed civilians and destroyed medical supplies that people depend on.”

Under the Trump-backed proposal, an international body would be responsible for determining whether Israel was complying with the cease-fire established last October. Hamas would then be required to “decommission and store” its heavy weapons under a process supervised by a group of Palestinian technocrats backed by the United States.

The plan would also require Israel to carry out a gradual withdrawal from Gaza. Palestinian militias that Israel has armed to oppose Hamas would likewise be expected to surrender their weapons.

Many elements of the arrangement, including the precise timetable, remain unresolved. The 15-point agreement calls for those outstanding details to be settled within 14 days, meaning the deadline would arrive later this week. Whether negotiators can meet that target remains uncertain as serious disagreements and doubts continue to threaten the future of the agreement.