Explained: Trump, Netanyahu Push Gaza Ceasefire Plan That Aims to Reshape Region
The Trump-Netanyahu plan to end the Gaza war is the most comprehensive ceasefire framework proposed in two years of bloodshed. Framed as a “turning point” for the Middle East, it outlines a path toward an immediate halt in fighting, a hostage exchange, disarmament of Hamas, and full-scale reconstruction of the devastated Gaza Strip.
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Under the 21-point proposal, Hamas must return all Israeli hostages, living and deceased, within 72 hours of Israel accepting the deal. In exchange, Israel would release 1,950 Palestinian detainees, including children and women.
Hostilities would be suspended, Israeli forces would withdraw to an agreed line, and a process of phased disengagement would begin.
Hamas members who surrender arms and accept peaceful coexistence would be granted amnesty or safe passage abroad. Crucially, Hamas would be barred from participating in any future governance.
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— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) September 29, 2025
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Gaza’s governance would shift to a technocratic, apolitical committee of vetted Palestinians and international experts, overseen by a new transitional body--the “Board of Peace”--chaired by Donald Trump and supported by international donors.
The proposal includes creation of a special economic zone, fast-tracked aid, international reconstruction teams, and a robust investment framework modeled on “modern miracle cities” in the Gulf.
A US-backed International Stabilization Force would replace the Israeli military in maintaining order, training local police, and securing borders.
The scope is sweeping, but so too is the context: more than 66,000 Palestinians killed since October 2023, most of them civilians, in a war Israel launched in retaliation to Hamas's surprise attack that killed 1,195 people and took 251 hostages.
Entire cities in Gaza have been leveled. Nearly 2 million people have been displaced. The UN has declared parts of Gaza uninhabitable.
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for both Hamas leaders and Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, whose government is now banking on Trump’s diplomatic gambit to end the war and save his own political future.
President Donald J. Trump hosts a trilateral phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani of Qatar in the Oval Office. pic.twitter.com/ekbKg3WDZQ
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What’s missing in the plan is an explicit accountability mechanism. For Hamas, there is no legal process—only incentives or exile.
For Israel, which stands accused of genocide by international courts and rights groups, there is no reference to reparations or independent investigation. Does peace require justice--or merely strategic compromise?
Can Gaza be rebuilt by those who funded its destruction? Is the proposal a sincere path to peace, or a form of conflict management designed to quiet international outrage?
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 29, 2025
The Trump-Netanyahu roadmap is bold in its ambition and specific in its mechanics. But it leaves unanswered questions that continue to haunt this war: Has Hamas been punished—or have Gazans paid the price?
Is Netanyahu being held accountable--or negotiating from a position of impunity? And in a region defined by cycles of violence and failed diplomacy, is the world finally serious about justice--or just desperate for closure?