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Israel will not move toward withdrawal on Trump’s current terms in the immediate term, and the next public diplomatic clash will center on Hamas disarmament versus troop pullout language.

This is the clearest sign yet that the Gaza diplomacy track is stuck on first principles: withdrawal versus disarmament. Any further escalation or mediation effort will now have to work around a public Israeli veto on the current terms.

The Trump-backed Gaza framework will be revised or publicly re-labeled within days, but Netanyahu’s insistence on Hamas disarmament first means Israel will not accept troop withdrawal on the current timetable.

This is a direct public rebuke of a U.S. peace proposal by Israel’s leader. It raises the odds of prolonged deadlock and more diplomatic friction between Washington and Jerusalem.