The German government regards US President Donald Trump's latest Gaza plan as an opportunity to make progress towards the disarmament of Hamas, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. Asked in a regular news conference about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rejection of the plan, the spokesperson also said some disagreement was to be expected. "With such a complex undertaking, it was perfectly clear there would be many, many unanswered questions," he said. Netanyahu on Sunday rejected the Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, putting distance between himself and Trump. After more than a week of gradually escalating criticism of the plan, and despite receiving assurances that Israel would not need to start withdrawing in Gaza immediately, Netanyahu explicitly opposed the deal following pushback from his right-wing allies. "Israel rejects the 15-point document," Netanyahu said, referring to the plan Hamas agreed to in late July.
