Netanyahu Advisor Warns of Action Against Noncompliant Hamas Under 20-Point Plan

Michael Eisenberg, a top advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel and the newly created Board of Peace will take action against Hamas if the group does not meet terms of a peace agreement.

Eisenberg spoke in a Sunday interview with Fox News' Trey Yingst. He said Hamas has violated a broader peace deal by refusing to surrender weapons and demilitarize Gaza.

"I think all the options are on the table since Hamas is noncompliant with the 20-point plan, and they haven't delivered their weapons like they were supposed to. And so we'll have to wait and see. But like I said, this is incredibly well thought out. Give President Trump a tremendous amount of credit and his team of people credit. They've literally thought through every stage of this from beginning to end," Eisenberg said.

"And by the way, and as President Trump said, there's an easy way and a hard way. Everyone prefers the easy way, which is Hamas. With the help of the mediators delivers the weapons, but if they don't, there's a hard way too," he added.

Eisenberg said the 20-point plan, agreed to by the United States, Israel and Hamas, requires Iran to eventually give up control over Gaza.

"Hamas is still there. But the 20-point plan says they cannot be there. They cannot be a part of government. They cannot bear arms. They have to become Swedish, basically, in order for them to stay in any role in Gaza. And so I suggest they do that sooner rather than later. And I think progress is slow. You can't microwave a 30-year problem. It doesn't work. Sociologists," he said.

President Trump convened the first Board of Peace meeting as Gaza's rebuilding depends on Hamas disarmament.

Eisenberg's remarks come during multiple Middle East peace talks. Israel is negotiating with Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the United States is in discussions with Iran.

Netanyahu said last week that Israel and the United States remain in full coordination on negotiations.

"We share common objectives, and the most important objective is the removal of the enriched material from Iran, all the enriched material, and the dismantling of Iran’s enrichment capabilities," Netanyahu said at the opening of a security cabinet meeting.

Former Israeli National Security Advisor Yaakov Amidror said Israel's stance on the nuclear issue is firm.

"Weaponized uranium must leave Iran," Amidror said. "The Iranians must not be allowed to enrich uranium."

Israeli analysts say Iran's ballistic missile program has also become a key security issue for Israel.