Full Breakdown
Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Gaza Plan Amid Rising Hamas Torture Claims
8/12/2026, 10:00:52 PM
Core Developments
Since the October 2025 cease-fire, the Israeli Defense Forces say Hamas has increased interrogations and torture of Gaza civilians, targeting women, minors and residents in schools and hospitals. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rejected President Donald Trump’s 15-point peace roadmap, insisting Israeli forces will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas is “fully disarmed.” Military operations continue across the Strip and the occupied West Bank, adding to the humanitarian toll.
Background & Context
The cease-fire was meant to halt hostilities, but both sides accuse each other of violations. On July 30, President Trump announced a “historic” agreement calling for the complete disarmament of Hamas, endorsed by a U.S.–led Board of Peace of roughly 40 countries. Hamas affirmed its commitment to the cease-fire’s second phase and urged mediators to set a timetable. Netanyahu’s cabinet rejected the document, stating any Israeli withdrawal would depend on genuine disarmament.
Data & Statistics
- Gaza’s health ministry reports at least 1,258 people killed and 4,139 wounded since the cease-fire, with more than 800 bodies recovered from rubble.
- Cumulative figures since October 2023 list 73,386 deaths and 174,250 injuries in Gaza.
Official Statements & Responses
- Lt. Col. Ella Waweya, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesperson, said Hamas is using “public facilities” for arbitrary detentions, physical violence, psychological threats and prolonged isolation of civilians.
- Hamas reiterated its commitment to the cease-fire roadmap, calling for the opening of crossings, delivery of aid and the start of reconstruction.
On-the-Ground Reports
- In Khan Younis’s Al-Najjar neighbourhood, a child was injured by Israeli army gunfire, according to the Palestinian Wafa news agency.
- Israeli settlers, escorted by military forces, stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem and carried out raids in West Bank towns, cutting down olive trees and damaging water tanks.
- Settler-protected units also attacked properties in Deir Sharaf (west of Nablus) and assaulted farmers in Al-Mughayyir (northeast of Ramallah).
Verbatim Quotes
- “The torture operations and harsh investigations carried out by the terrorist organization Hamas against civilians from all segments of society do not spare minors or women, and are conducted using public facilities,” — Col. Ella Waweya
- “They have ideas, some of which are acceptable to us and some are not acceptable to us, and we know how to stand firm on these things,” — Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister
What’s Next
Hamas has urged mediators to develop a clear timetable for the second phase of the cease-fire, while Netanyahu maintains that any Israeli pull-back will depend on a verifiable, comprehensive disarmament of Hamas. The Board of Peace, lacking Israeli cooperation, faces limited authority to advance the roadmap without further diplomatic breakthroughs.
