00:00Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rejected a U.S.-backed peace plan for Gaza
00:06in a rare open break with President Donald Trump.
00:10Netanyahu says Israel, which has emerged as a key stumbling block to Trump's plans
00:15to broker peace in the region, will not withdraw its forces from Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed.
00:25In a statement on Sunday, Netanyahu said Israel was still talking to the United States about the plan,
00:31but he made clear that Israel would not pull out its troops until Hamas gives up its weapons.
00:37Trump's Board of Peace proposed the 15-point plan last month.
00:42It calls for Hamas to disarm in return for the full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza,
00:47followed by a transfer of power to an independent Palestinian committee.
00:51Trump has said the deal would be carried out in stages.
00:55But Netanyahu wants Hamas to fully disarm first in order to implement the deal.
01:00That puts him at odds with Trump's push to end the war in Gaza,
01:04as well as the conflicts involving Israel in Lebanon and Iran.
01:09Netanyahu, who is facing tough elections in Oktober and pressure from hardliners in his own government,
01:15appears ready to test his relationship with Trump in public
01:18in order to show up his reputation as a defender of Israel at home.
01:22Let's see if he's at the end of time.
01:22Let's go.
01:22Let's go.
01:23Let's go.
01:23Let's go.
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