Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not been “a cooperative partner” in the US-led effort to rebuild Gaza, a senior US official tells The Washington Post.

“He has done a number of things to aggravate the situation,” alleges the official.

The official cited the slow pace of the Israel Defense Forces’ advance in Gaza, saying Israeli forces have taken control of an additional 10 percent of the Strip beyond the area stipulated in the 2025 ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan has largely stalled as the Board, Hamas and Israel remain divided over the terms and timing of Hamas’s disarmament and the withdrawal of Israeli forces. Israeli officials have repeatedly maintained that Gaza reconstruction cannot begin until Hamas gives up its weapons.