# Analyst: Netanyahu may use rejection of Gaza peace plan to gain politically

https://mins.news/en/video/17727

- CNA, 2026-08-10 02:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCg2CST1DQY

> Israel has rejected a United States-backed peace proposal for Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas must be completely disarmed before Israeli forces withdraw, and he rules out a Palestinian state while he remains in office. Politics professor Stephen Zunes says Netanyahu may be counting on US President Donald Trump to alter the proposal or retreat from it. The analyst also believes Netanyahu could turn his rejection of the plan into a political advantage inside Israel.

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