Netanyahu rejected the Trump Gaza plan and the United States reduced tensions

Netanyahu reiterated at the Cabinet meeting the rejection of the latest plan for the Gaza Strip by Trump, despite the fact that the Israeli military had largely ceased its attacks on Gaza under United States pressure. Netanyahu stated that Israel would not withdraw its forces until Hamas was fully disarmed and would face domestic pressure before the 27 October elections. Following a meeting between the Special Envoy for Gaza, Nicolas Mladenov, and Netanyahu, Israel reduced its attacks on Gaza from the beginning of the week and the military will act only against direct threats. Hamas official Bassem Naim stated that the organization remained committed to the road map agreed in Cairo and called on the facilitator and Washington to pressure Netanyahu not to block the process for domestic political reasons. United States officials stated that the White House was not troubled by Netanyahu ' s public rejection of the plan as part of the Israeli electoral season, as long as Netanyahu exercised restraint over Gaza, and Washington had no problem with it。