Opinions? Trump Administration’s 21-Point Plan Revealed: Pressure on Israel, Concessions for Hamas

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The full contents of a U.S.-backed 21-point plan to end the war in Gaza have been revealed in The Washington Post, offering the most detailed look yet at the Trump administration’s effort to secure a ceasefire, arrange post-war governance, and push forward reconstruction. The proposal, which includes sweeping concessions to Hamas and even a pathway toward Palestinian statehood, has not been accepted by either Jerusalem or the terror group.

According to the report, the plan envisions an immediate halt to Israeli military operations in Gaza, the release of all living hostages and the remains of those murdered by Hamas, followed by the freeing of thousands of Palestinian terrorists — including hundreds serving life sentences for murdering Jews. In addition, the plan foresees amnesty and safe passage for Hamas members who agree to disarm, with Gaza temporarily administered by an international Arab security force before being handed over to a reformed Palestinian Authority.



Among the most controversial clauses, the document includes a U.S. guarantee that Israel will not extend sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, as well as the creation of a “credible pathway” to a Palestinian state once “Palestinian reforms” are complete. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressing the UN General Assembly last week, rejected such notions outright:

“Giving the Palestinians a state one mile from Jerusalem after October 7th is like giving Al-Qaeda a state one mile from New York City after September 11th. This is sheer madness. It’s insane, and we won’t do it… Israel will not allow you to shove a terror state down our throats.”

The plan also demands Israel refrain from targeting Qatar, which has acted as Hamas’s patron and host for its leadership, and calls for the mass inflow of international aid to Gaza under UN supervision. Hamas, for its part, has not yet officially received the proposal, though Arab media report that regional states have been briefed.

While the proposal contains several points long demanded by Israel — such as the complete disarmament of Hamas, the destruction of its offensive weaponry, and the end of tunnel-building — these are conditioned on international forces and future Palestinian commitments, leaving Israeli security heavily dependent on outside actors.

The 21 points are as follows:

  • Gaza will be a de-radicalized, terror-free zone that does not threaten its neighbors.
  • Gaza will be redeveloped for the benefit of its people.
  • If Israel and Hamas agree, the war will immediately end, with the IDF halting operations and gradually withdrawing.
  • Within 48 hours of Israel’s acceptance, all living hostages and the bodies of deceased hostages will be returned.
  • Once hostages are returned, Israel will release several hundred Palestinian security prisoners serving life sentences, over 1,000 Gazans arrested since October 7, and the bodies of several hundred Palestinians.
  • Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistence will be granted amnesty; those who wish to leave will be granted safe passage abroad.
  • Aid will surge into Gaza at rates matching the January 2025 hostage deal benchmarks (600 trucks/day), with a focus on infrastructure rehabilitation and rubble removal.
  • Aid will be distributed by the UN, the Red Crescent, and other international organizations, without interference from either side.
  • Gaza will be administered by a temporary transitional government of Palestinian technocrats, supervised by an international body led by the U.S., Arab, and European partners, until the Palestinian Authority completes reforms.
  • An economic plan will be developed to rebuild Gaza, involving experts and strategic investment.
  • An economic zone will be established with reduced tariffs and negotiated access rates.
  • Gazans will be encouraged to remain in Gaza, but those who leave may return voluntarily.
  • Hamas will have no role in governance; all offensive military infrastructure, including tunnels, will be destroyed; new leaders will commit to coexistence.
  • Regional partners will provide security guarantees to ensure compliance and prevent Gaza from threatening Israel or its people.
  • A temporary international stabilization force will deploy in Gaza to oversee security and train a Palestinian police force.
  • Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza; the IDF will gradually transfer control to stabilization forces as security is established.
  • If Hamas delays or rejects the deal, the plan will proceed in terror-free zones under IDF control, which will then be transferred to the stabilization force.
  • Israel will refrain from future strikes on Qatar, acknowledging its role as mediator.
  • A process of de-radicalization will be launched, including interfaith dialogue to change mindsets in Gaza and Israel.
  • Once Gaza’s redevelopment advances and the PA reform program is completed, conditions may allow a credible pathway to Palestinian statehood.
  • The U.S. will facilitate dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful coexistence.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said the plan is meant to “address Israeli concerns” while offering Palestinians “a path forward.” But for many in Israel, the scheme raises deep concerns. It would see thousands of convicted terrorists released, empower the discredited Palestinian Authority, and risk reviving the failed “land for peace” model of Oslo, which brought waves of suicide bombings and rocket fire instead of coexistence.

The proposal’s vision of Palestinian statehood in Judea and Samaria is especially problematic for Israelis across the political spectrum. Experience has shown that every territory ceded to Palestinian control has been used as a base for terrorism, from Gaza after Israel’s 2005 withdrawal to the PLO’s terror war launched after Oslo. With Hamas openly committed to Israel’s destruction and the PA still glorifying terrorists, many Israelis fear the plan could reward violence rather than secure peace.

President Donald Trump, however, struck an optimistic tone, saying via Truth Social:

“Everyone is excited to put this period of Death and Darkness behind them. It is an Honor to be a part of this Negotiation. We must get the Hostages back, and get a PERMANENT AND LONGLASTING PEACE!”

Netanyahu is set to meet Trump at the White House on Monday, with the plan expected to dominate discussions. Whether Israel can accept a deal that trades hostages for thousands of terrorists, ties its hands in Judea and Samaria, and opens the door to a terror-adjacent Palestinian state remains highly doubtful.

For now, Israel continues to stand by its basic security principle: only a decisive defeat of Hamas and full freedom of action for the IDF can ensure that Gaza — and all of Israel’s borders — remain secure.
 
If what happened to Israel were to have happened to us....

Well we proved what we will do on 9/11. We are still living with those choices.

Palestinian statehood is inevitable. Who runs that state, will make the difference. There should be no animosity between Islam and Jews. They are both the descendants of Abraham. They have both been led by men intent upon ruling the other. Yet that is what this entire world ultimately seeks. For men to serve them instead of serving one another.
 
If what happened to Israel were to have happened to us....

Well we proved what we will do on 9/11. We are still living with those choices.

Palestinian statehood is inevitable. Who runs that state, will make the difference. There should be no animosity between Islam and Jews. They are both the descendants of Abraham. They have both been led by men intent upon ruling the other. Yet that is what this entire world ultimately seeks. For men to serve them instead of serving one another.

Trump says he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank​

By Andrea Mitchell and Abigail Williams
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not let Israel annex the occupied West Bank.

"I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. No, I will not allow it. It’s not going to happen," Trump told reporters in a press gaggle.


Asked whether he had discussed the issue with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump replied, "Whether I spoke to him or not, I did, but I’m not allowing Israel to annex the West Bank. There’s been enough. It’s time to stop now."

Before the public statement about the issue, Trump had previously assured Arab leaders that he will not allow Israel to annex the already occupied West Bank, sources told NBC News, amid fears of retaliation from the U.S. ally after a host of countries moved to recognize Palestinian statehood.

Trump made the earlier comments on Tuesday, according to two sources who were in the room, as he presented his 21-point plan for peace in the Middle East to Arab leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. The comments were first reported by Politico.

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said the meeting with leaders from countries including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt and Turkey was “productive.” He said a breakthrough could be imminent in efforts to bring an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has continued a deadly military campaign to take over Gaza City.


Trump calls the recognition of a Palestinian state ‘a reward’ for Hamas
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“We presented what we call the Trump 21-point plan for peace in the Mideast, in Gaza,” Witkoff said at the Concordia Annual Summit, a conference on the sidelines of the General Assembly.

“I think it addresses Israeli concerns, as well as the concerns of all the neighbors in the region. And we’re hopeful, and I might say even confident, that in the coming days, we’ll be able to announce some sort of breakthrough,” he added.

Israel has intensified its attacks as troops pushed deeper into Gaza City in recent days.Moiz Salhi / Anadolu via Getty Images
It was not immediately clear what advances might have been made, with past promises of progress in talks failing to yield a deal to end Israel’s assault on Gaza and see hostages still held in the enclave released.

The spiraling conflict in the Middle East has been a focal point of the General Assembly this week, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the gathering Thursday, albeit by video after the U.S. last month revoked his visa, along with those of other Palestinian Authority officials.

Palestinians in Gaza “have been facing a war of genocide, destruction, starvation and displacement” by Israel, he said, although he added that Palestinians rejected Hamas' terror attack on Oct. 7, 2023 and that action did not represent their people.

Laying out his vision for what government would look like once the war was over, Abbas said Hamas would have "no role to play in governance" in Gaza. Abbas, as the head of the Palestinian Authority, has been at odds with Hamas since the Islamist militants won municipal elections and forced their more moderate rivals out of Gaza in 2007.

The Palestinian Authority, which partly controls the occupied West Bank, was “ready to bear full responsibility for governance and security” in the enclave, Abbas said.

Speaking with Gulf foreign ministers Wednesday during the assembly, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said: “We understand very clearly that the situation in Gaza, the situation with Israel and Gaza, is a key concern for everyone in this room here today.”

“We want this conflict to end,” he said. “We want it to end immediately.”

Rubio added that “some very important work is ongoing, even as we speak, and hoping to achieve this as soon as possible.”

Funeral services for people killed in an Israeli military strike, outside Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah on Wednesday.Abdel Kareem Hana / AP
Trump’s assurances to Arab leaders that he would not let Israel annex the West Bank came after right-wing members of Netanyahu’s fragile government coalition called for the move as a string of countries, including France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Portugal formally recognized Palestine as a state.

Palestinians envision the West Bank as a core territory for an internationally recognized Palestinian state, alongside Gaza and east Jerusalem. Annexation of the territory, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967, would further imperil that cause.

The bodies of people killed by an Israeli army attack on the Firas Market in Gaza City, on Wednesday.Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea / Anadolu via Getty Images
Netanyahu, who was traveling to New York on Thursday before addressing the General Assembly on Friday and meeting Trump next week, has declared that there will never be a Palestinian state under his watch.

Trump told the U.N. this week that the recognition moves risked rewarding Hamas.

Israel has already pushed ahead with a widely condemned settlement plan that would effectively split the West Bank in two, further fracturing what Palestinians envision as their future state.

Deadly settler violence and Israeli military operations have also increased in the Palestinian territory.

UAE leaders have said annexation of the West Bank would be a red line for the influential Gulf state, blocking any future recognition of Israel and preventing the completion of Trump’s landmark Abraham Accords that sought to establish diplomatic normalization between Israel and several Arab states.
 

Trump says he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank​

By Andrea Mitchell and Abigail Williams
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not let Israel annex the occupied West Bank.

"I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. No, I will not allow it. It’s not going to happen," Trump told reporters in a press gaggle.


Asked whether he had discussed the issue with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump replied, "Whether I spoke to him or not, I did, but I’m not allowing Israel to annex the West Bank. There’s been enough. It’s time to stop now."

Before the public statement about the issue, Trump had previously assured Arab leaders that he will not allow Israel to annex the already occupied West Bank, sources told NBC News, amid fears of retaliation from the U.S. ally after a host of countries moved to recognize Palestinian statehood.

Trump made the earlier comments on Tuesday, according to two sources who were in the room, as he presented his 21-point plan for peace in the Middle East to Arab leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. The comments were first reported by Politico.

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said the meeting with leaders from countries including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt and Turkey was “productive.” He said a breakthrough could be imminent in efforts to bring an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has continued a deadly military campaign to take over Gaza City.


Trump calls the recognition of a Palestinian state ‘a reward’ for Hamas
02:23
“We presented what we call the Trump 21-point plan for peace in the Mideast, in Gaza,” Witkoff said at the Concordia Annual Summit, a conference on the sidelines of the General Assembly.

“I think it addresses Israeli concerns, as well as the concerns of all the neighbors in the region. And we’re hopeful, and I might say even confident, that in the coming days, we’ll be able to announce some sort of breakthrough,” he added.

Israel has intensified its attacks as troops pushed deeper into Gaza City in recent days.Moiz Salhi / Anadolu via Getty Images
It was not immediately clear what advances might have been made, with past promises of progress in talks failing to yield a deal to end Israel’s assault on Gaza and see hostages still held in the enclave released.

The spiraling conflict in the Middle East has been a focal point of the General Assembly this week, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the gathering Thursday, albeit by video after the U.S. last month revoked his visa, along with those of other Palestinian Authority officials.

Palestinians in Gaza “have been facing a war of genocide, destruction, starvation and displacement” by Israel, he said, although he added that Palestinians rejected Hamas' terror attack on Oct. 7, 2023 and that action did not represent their people.

Laying out his vision for what government would look like once the war was over, Abbas said Hamas would have "no role to play in governance" in Gaza. Abbas, as the head of the Palestinian Authority, has been at odds with Hamas since the Islamist militants won municipal elections and forced their more moderate rivals out of Gaza in 2007.

The Palestinian Authority, which partly controls the occupied West Bank, was “ready to bear full responsibility for governance and security” in the enclave, Abbas said.

Speaking with Gulf foreign ministers Wednesday during the assembly, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said: “We understand very clearly that the situation in Gaza, the situation with Israel and Gaza, is a key concern for everyone in this room here today.”

“We want this conflict to end,” he said. “We want it to end immediately.”

Rubio added that “some very important work is ongoing, even as we speak, and hoping to achieve this as soon as possible.”

Funeral services for people killed in an Israeli military strike, outside Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah on Wednesday.Abdel Kareem Hana / AP
Trump’s assurances to Arab leaders that he would not let Israel annex the West Bank came after right-wing members of Netanyahu’s fragile government coalition called for the move as a string of countries, including France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Portugal formally recognized Palestine as a state.

Palestinians envision the West Bank as a core territory for an internationally recognized Palestinian state, alongside Gaza and east Jerusalem. Annexation of the territory, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967, would further imperil that cause.

The bodies of people killed by an Israeli army attack on the Firas Market in Gaza City, on Wednesday.Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea / Anadolu via Getty Images
Netanyahu, who was traveling to New York on Thursday before addressing the General Assembly on Friday and meeting Trump next week, has declared that there will never be a Palestinian state under his watch.

Trump told the U.N. this week that the recognition moves risked rewarding Hamas.

Israel has already pushed ahead with a widely condemned settlement plan that would effectively split the West Bank in two, further fracturing what Palestinians envision as their future state.

Deadly settler violence and Israeli military operations have also increased in the Palestinian territory.

UAE leaders have said annexation of the West Bank would be a red line for the influential Gulf state, blocking any future recognition of Israel and preventing the completion of Trump’s landmark Abraham Accords that sought to establish diplomatic normalization between Israel and several Arab states.
To me, there is only two choices. A Palestinian state or let Israel do what they will want to do. The first will probably prolong the inevitable. Allowing Israel to do what we (USA) would do, might work better.

I know many people see "prophecy" in all of this but I'm leaving that out of my assessment. The key player here is Saudi Arabia. I know that I would have already back away from the Saudi's to show them how much they need us. The ruling family in Saudi Arabia has it too easy in all of this.
 
I'll add this here top keep within the same subject area.


A Defining Moment: Netanyahu, Trump, and the Sovereignty Imperative

Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz​


US-Israel Relations

September 30, 2025

2 min read


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Over the past 24 hours, the high-stakes meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former President Donald Trump has taken on historic significance—not only for Gaza, but for Israel’s broader sovereignty agenda. Amid their discussions, Netanyahu secured key edits to Trump’s Gaza plan that slow and limit Israel’s withdrawal. Meanwhile, in a masterstroke of diplomatic framing, Trump announced an international oversight body dubbed the “Board of Peace.”



After the meeting, Trump unveiled a 21-point proposal intended to end the war, release hostages, dismantle Hamas’s military strength, and oversee Gaza’s reconstruction under a technocratic regime. Netanyahu insisted that any IDF withdrawal be conditioned on strict benchmarks and buffer zones rather than open timelines. As he declared, “Now the whole world … is pressuring Hamas to accept the terms that we created together with Trump, to bring back all the hostages — the living and the dead — while the IDF stays in the majority of the Strip.”

Trump introduced “the Board of Peace”. He stipulated that he would personally chair the body, which will include global leaders such as former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. The Board is to work with institutions like the World Bank, recruiting and training a new Gaza governance body made up of Palestinians and qualified experts. The board would entirely exclude Hamas or members of other terrorist groups. Under the plan, a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee will run Gaza’s daily affairs, guided and overseen by the Board of Peace. The Board will set funding, frameworks, and benchmarks, limiting Gaza’s autonomy until reforms allow handover to the Palestinian Authority, should the PA finally reject violence.

Trump has made statements declaring he would “not allow [Israeli] annexation of the West Bank.” Hamas has rejected all previous proposals and has yet to respond to Trump’s recent plan.


Under previous administrations, a policy of promoting a “two-state solution” patterned after the catastrophic Oslo “land-for-peace” model that led to the Hamas takeover of Gaza in 2007. A “two-state solution” would create an unprecedented militarized Arab state inside Israel’s borders, ethnically cleansed of Jews, with its exclusively Muslim capital in Jerusalem.

A snap poll conducted on behalf of i24NEWS Monday night found that fully two-thirds (67%) of Israelis back the Trump plan, compared to just 23% who oppose it, with 10% who had no opinion. The poll was conducted by the Direct Polls firm, operated by Shlomo Filber, a Netanyahu confidant and former advisor. The survey was conducted online, polling 520 Israeli adults, both Arabs and Jews. At the recent United Nations General Assembly, several countries unilaterally declared a “Palestinian state” in an initiative that ran counter to international law and precedent.


While the declaration of a Palestinian state was criticized by many as a reward for Hamas violence, it is nonetheless rejected by the majority of Palestinians. In a recent Gallup poll, only one in three Palestinian adults (33%) living in Judea and Samaria support a two-state solution, while 55% oppose it.

In 2012, a majority (61%) of Israelis supported the plan, but in the recent poll, only 27% of Israelis backed it, and 63% opposed it.
 
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