Israel Formally Conveys Concerns to US Over Hamas Disarmament Plan as Strikes Kill 26 Over Weekend

Netanyahu's office spokesperson Doron Spielman told the AP that Israel shared "serious security concerns" with the White House over the Hamas disarmament deal, saying Israeli intelligence assesses Hamas remains committed to rebuilding its military rather than genuinely demilitarizing 12. Israel raised the issues with Board of Peace member Tony Blair, including a demand for freedom to conduct military operations in Gaza and the exclusion of Qatar and Turkey from verification mechanisms, according to people with knowledge of the deal cited by the AP 1. Spielman said the Israeli military will not withdraw from the more than 60 percent of Gaza it controls until Hamas physically surrenders its weapons 12. Local hospitals reported Israeli strikes killed at least 17 people including children overnight into Sunday, part of a weekend toll of 26 dead that included a strike on a residential apartment in southern Gaza that killed three family members, while the Israeli military said the strikes targeted Hamas operatives 134.