Israel's security cabinet is due to meet on the evening of August 4 to discuss disputed provisions of the proposed agreement on the Gaza Strip, amid objections from several ministers over parts of the document.
According to an Israeli news outlet, members of the political and security cabinet oppose the implementation of several clauses contained in the draft agreement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's adviser, Dmitry Gendelman, said last week that Israel continued to insist on the complete disarmament of Hamas as a precondition for any political process.
He said Israel was demanding the removal of all weapons from Gaza and the full demilitarisation of the enclave, adding that the 15-point draft agreement under discussion did not sufficiently address those demands. According to Gendelman, Israel had conveyed its objections to international envoy Tony Blair.
Gendelman also stressed that Israel would not withdraw from the so-called "Yellow Line" in the Gaza Strip until Hamas had been disarmed and the territory fully demilitarised.
On Sunday, Nikolay Mladenov, a senior representative of the Gaza Peace Council, said mediating countries were seeking to achieve de-escalation in the enclave following the latest wave of Israeli strikes.
The current discussions follow a ceasefire agreement reached in January 2025 between Israel and Hamas through mediation by the United States, Egypt and Qatar. The agreement was designed to be implemented in two phases. The first phase included a halt in hostilities, the release of detainees, expanded humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza and a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces.
The second phase envisaged further steps towards ending the conflict and determining the future governance of the Gaza Strip.
On July 30, US President Donald Trump announced that an agreement had been reached on implementing the second phase, which includes the complete disarmament of Hamas.
By Aghakazim Guliyev
