In the lead-up to the announcement, the Trump administration pushed a familiar
narrative to friendly media outlets that he pressured a resistant Netanyahu into the
agreement. In reality, Israeli officials were deeply involved with crafting the proposal
right up to the moment the White House released the text.

In a video address in Hebrew following his event with Trump, Netanyahu portrayed the
plan as a coup for Israel's agenda, saying it effectively placed an Arab and
international stamp of legitimacy on his genocidal plans. “This is a historic visit.
Instead of Hamas isolating us, we turned the tables and isolated Hamas. Now the
entire world, including the Arab and Muslim world, is pressuring Hamas to accept the
terms we set together with President Trump: to release all our hostages, both living
and deceased, while the IDF remains in most of the Strip,” Netanyahu declared. “Who
would have believed this? After all, people constantly say, the IDF should withdraw...
No way, that's not happening.”

In previous “ceasefire” negotiations, when Hamas has sought to propose amendments
or even to clarify phrasing in draft texts, Israel and the U.S. denounced Hamas, falsely
accusing it of rejecting peace, and then Israel intensified the military assault on Gaza.
In the lead-up to the announcement, the Trump administration pushed a familiar narrative to friendly media outlets that he pressured a resistant Netanyahu into the agreement. In reality, Israeli officials were deeply involved with crafting the proposal right up to the moment the White House released the text. In a video address in Hebrew following his event with Trump, Netanyahu portrayed the plan as a coup for Israel's agenda, saying it effectively placed an Arab and international stamp of legitimacy on his genocidal plans. “This is a historic visit. Instead of Hamas isolating us, we turned the tables and isolated Hamas. Now the entire world, including the Arab and Muslim world, is pressuring Hamas to accept the terms we set together with President Trump: to release all our hostages, both living and deceased, while the IDF remains in most of the Strip,” Netanyahu declared. “Who would have believed this? After all, people constantly say, the IDF should withdraw... No way, that's not happening.” In previous “ceasefire” negotiations, when Hamas has sought to propose amendments or even to clarify phrasing in draft texts, Israel and the U.S. denounced Hamas, falsely accusing it of rejecting peace, and then Israel intensified the military assault on Gaza.