Israel has publicly rejected a 15-point Gaza plan being advanced by President Donald Trump’s administration and the Board of Peace, but behind the scenes, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly reached understandings on several key elements of the proposal.

According to a report cited by B’Chadrei Charedim, discussions with Netanyahu produced agreements aimed at advancing the surrender of Hamas weapons, establishing oversight mechanisms and addressing urgent humanitarian issues in Gaza. Major disagreements, however, remain over exactly how Hamas would be disarmed.

Board of Peace representative Nikolay Mladenov has said the agreement requires Hamas to completely surrender its weapons and provide maps of its tunnel network. Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan, however, claims the understandings only require heavy weapons to be transferred to a Palestinian technocratic authority under the supervision of Palestinian factions. Hamas is also opposed to surrendering weapons to a multinational force or allowing Shin Bet security checks on Hamas members seeking to join a new police force.

The Trump administration and Board of Peace are also reportedly seeking to use Hamas’ worsening financial situation as leverage. The terror group is struggling to pay salaries and collect taxes, while Israeli officials remain skeptical that Hamas will ultimately fulfill its commitments and believe the process could stall until after upcoming elections.

Meanwhile, agreements have reportedly been reached on urgent sewage and sanitation problems in Gaza ahead of the winter, partly to prevent pollution from reaching Ashkelon’s coastline. Plans involving the reopening of the Erez Crossing have been frozen, while disagreements also remain over allowing tents into Gaza amid Israeli concerns that some materials could be used to manufacture weapons.

The proposed multinational ISF force tasked with collecting Hamas weapons has not yet been established. Military representatives from Uganda, Morocco and Kosovo have visited planned deployment areas, but forces are not expected to arrive soon amid disagreements over how weapons would be surrendered, stored and destroyed — and concerns among participating countries about their troops potentially confronting Hamas.

The Board of Peace also said it sent Hamas a direct message through mediators demanding an immediate end to armed activity in Gaza, including the recent launching of kites toward Israel. At the same time, it told Israel that all sides must respect the ceasefire and that military action should be limited to responding to genuine and immediate threats.

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