The United Arab Emirates, along with seven other countries, issued a joint statement condemning Israel's rejection of US President Donald Trump's 15-point plan to end the war in Gaza Strip. The foreign ministers of UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt criticized Israel for obstructing peace efforts, stating that rejecting the plan "directly threatens to derail" Trump's efforts. No key numbers are mentioned in the article besides the 15-point road map proposed by Trump's Board of Peace. The statement from the foreign ministers urges the US and its Board of Peace to take measures to uphold the integrity of the Comprehensive Plan and prevent any party from obstructing its implementation.
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US envoy Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to discuss the Gaza peace plan, which aims to end the war in the Gaza Strip. The two leaders agreed that no reconstruction or redeployment of Israeli troops will occur in the Gaza Strip until Hamas is disarmed and hands over its weapons to an American military general for decommissioning. This is a key demand of Netanyahu's government, which has rejected previous peace plans proposed by the US. In fact, Israel has been accused by several countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, and Egypt, of "obstructing efforts to bring peace in Gaza and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory" after Netanyahu publicly rejected the 15-point plan for Gaza. The US envoy's meetings with Israeli and Hamas leaders have been ongoing, but so far, there has been no significant movement on implementing the peace plan. Netanyahu's government is reportedly hesitant to make concessions to Hamas until it disarms completely, which is a requirement of the peace plan.
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The United Arab Emirates and seven other countries on Sunday condemned Israel's rejection of US President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip.
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It comes a week after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the 15-point plan for Gaza, stating that no military pullout will happen until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.
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Trump's Board of Peace said last month that it had reached a deal for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza.
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The foreign ministers of the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt issued their joint statement as Trump's envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Nickolay Mladenov, Trump's Board of Peace envoy for Gaza, were in Egypt for Gaza ceasefire-related talks.
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Countries back Trump Gaza peace road map
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Trump announced last month that there had been a breakthrough on a 15-point road map aimed at ending the war in the Gaza Strip.
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The plan drawn up by his Board of Peace calls for Israeli troops to withdraw as Hamas gives up its weapons.
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An international stabilization force would then work alongside a new Palestinian police force to secure Gaza.
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"Rejecting the Road Map constitutes an explicit refusal to proceed with the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, and directly threatens to derail the extensive efforts exerted by US President Trump to bring an end to the war in Gaza and establish the conditions for lasting peace," the foreign ministers said in their Sunday statement.
"Such rejection confirms that Israel now bears responsibility for obstructing the efforts to bring peace in Gaza and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory," they added.
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They called on the Board of Peace and the US "to take immediate and concrete measures within its mandate to uphold the integrity of the Comprehensive Plan and prevent any party from obstructing its implementation."
Hamas delegation joins ceasefire talks in Cairo
Kushner met Hamas chief, Khalil al-Hayya, on Sunday according to several news agencies citing unnamed sources.
Kushner and Mladenov were in Egypt and met with mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey to discuss implementation of the deal.
He is due to meet Netanyahu on Monday.
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Hamas on July 30 avoided using the term "disarmament," but said it would hand over its weapons to a new Palestinian governing body that would govern Gaza under the supervision of the Board of Peace.
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The group, which is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries and the EU, called on mediators and the Board of Peace to "compel" Israel to approve the road map for next steps.
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Netanyahu previously said Israel remained in talks with Washington despite its objections to the peace plan.
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"They have ideas; some of them are acceptable to us and some are not, and we know how to stand our ground on these matters," said the Israeli prime minister.
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