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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump announced yesterday a 20-point plan to end the Gaza war. Trump announced the plan at the White House after an earlier version had been discussed with Arab leaders at the United Nations last week.
The plan calls for the war to “immediately end” if both Israel and Hamas agree to the proposal, with Israel withdrawing to an agreed-upon line to prepare for the release of hostages and suspending all military operations during this time.
All hostages in the Gaza Strip, both living and dead, would be released, after which Israel would release 250 prisoners serving life sentences and 1,700 Gazans who have been detained by Israel since October 7, 2023. Israel would release the remains of 15 Gazans in exchange for the release of each dead Israeli hostage. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he believes there are still 20 living hostages held in Gaza out of 48 total.
The plan calls for Gaza to be governed temporarily by a “technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee,” which would be supervised by an international transitional group called the “Board of Peace.” Trump would be the chair of the Board of Peace, which would also include former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and other world leaders to be announced. Hamas would agree not to have a role in the governance of Gaza.
Under the plan, Gaza would be demilitarized and internal security would be provided by an International Stabilization Force, to be developed by the United States with Arab and intenrational partners, which would train and provide support to vetted Palestinian police forces in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would hand over territory to the International Stabilization Force as it withdraws, and Israel would neither occupy nor annex Gaza.
The plan also proposes a “Trump economic development plan to rebuild and energize Gaza” along with an economic zone with “preferred tariff and access rates to be negotiated.”
The plan contemplates that while the redevelopment of Gaza advances and when the Palestinian Authority reform program is faithfully carried out, the conditions may be in place for a pathway to Palestinian statehood, which the plan recognizes as the aspiration of the Palestinian people.
Speaking to reporters, Netanyahu said that he supported Trump’s plan, saying, “I believe that today we’re taking a critical step toward both ending the war in Gaza and setting the stage for dramatically advancing peace in the Middle East.”
