Shira Efron told Israel Policy Forum there is no enthusiasm in Israel for the Gaza Phase 2 plan announced by the Trump administration yesterday, stating Israel believes disarming Hamas requires kinetic force and coercion that only Israel would undertake, according to an X post by @lrozen during the reporting window from 6:17:51 p.m. to 8:16:58 p.m. UTC on Jan. 15, 2026. Efron said, “Israel believes that the only way to disarm Hamas is through kinetic force, & coercion, & they understand that no one else would do it but Israel,” as quoted by @lrozen relaying her comments to @IsraelPolicy4m over the past two hours. This statement follows the first meeting of the Gaza Administration Committee in Cairo earlier on Jan. 15, reported by Gaza's Nuseirat News Page during the prior period from 5:17 p.m. to 5:46 p.m. UTC, and comments by Israeli Minister Gila Gamliel on a technocratic committee related to Gaza administration noted on Network B.
