# Analysts say Netanyahu handed Hamas a ‘diplomatic victory’ by rejecting Gaza peace plan

https://mins.news/en/item/20478

- France 24, 2026-08-12 17:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260812-netanyahu-gave-a-victory-to-hamas-by-rejecting-us-backed-gaza-peace-plan

> Some analysts say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection last week of a US-backed peace plan for Gaza handed Hamas a diplomatic victory. The Palestinian Islamist movement had agreed to surrender its weapons gradually in return for an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. However, the parties may struggle to agree on what “disarmament” would actually mean. That unresolved definition could become a major obstacle to the proposed arrangement.

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