Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed. In remarks on Tuesday, he pushed back on a recent deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Netanyahu’s remarks cast more doubt on the deal to disarm Hamas, which was seen as a potential breakthrough for ending the war. They also marked a rare display of friction between the two close allies. The agreement called for Hamas to begin disarming and for Israel to halt its strikes and begin withdrawing from Gaza. Earlier on Tuesday, Palestinians gathered for a mass funeral of more than 100 bodies finally recovered from a deadly Israeli strike in Gaza in 2023.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a long history of defying U.S. presidents. But his rejection of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan carries greater risks. That’s because Israel’s military campaigns in recent years have left it increasingly isolated without achieving decisive victories. With elections less than three months away, Netanyahu must show Israelis that he can manage relations with the country’s most important ally without giving in to any demands seen as harmful to Israel’s security.