President Donald J. Trump has proposed a 20-point plan aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza and reducing tensions between Israel and Iran, emphasizing a structured approach to achieve peace. The proposal outlines measures to address immediate humanitarian needs, governance reforms, and long-term stability.
Key elements of the plan include:
1. Establishing Gaza as a “deradicalized terror-free zone” free from threats to neighboring regions.
2. Redesigning Gaza to prioritize the welfare of its residents, who have endured significant suffering.
3. Ceasing hostilities if both parties agree, with Israeli forces withdrawing to predefined lines for hostage negotiations and halting military operations.
4. Returning all hostages—alive or deceased—to their families within 72 hours of Israel’s public acceptance of the agreement.
5. Releasing detained individuals, including 250 life-sentence prisoners and 1,700 Gazans arrested after October 7, 2023, with proportional exchanges for deceased hostages.
6. Granting amnesty to Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistence and decommissioning weapons, while offering safe passage for those leaving Gaza.
7. Immediate humanitarian aid delivery, including infrastructure restoration and medical supplies, under UN supervision.
8. Ensuring unimpeded aid distribution through neutral international organizations and reopening the Rafah crossing.
9. Temporary governance of Gaza by a technocratic Palestinian committee overseen by an “International Board of Peace” led by Trump and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
10. Creating an economic development plan to rebuild Gaza, leveraging expertise from Middle Eastern cities.
11. Establishing a special economic zone with favorable trade terms.
12. Allowing voluntary migration for Gazans while encouraging long-term settlement.
13. Eliminating Hamas’s influence in governance, destroying military infrastructure, and demilitarizing the region under international oversight.
14. Securing commitments from regional partners to ensure Gaza’s peaceful development.
15. Deploying an International Stabilization Force (ISF) to train local security forces and manage border areas.
16. Preventing Israeli occupation or annexation of Gaza, with IDF withdrawal tied to demilitarization milestones.
17. Proceeding with aid operations in non-conflict zones if Hamas rejects the proposal.
18. Launching interfaith dialogues to foster tolerance and peaceful coexistence.
19. Creating conditions for a potential pathway to Palestinian self-determination post-reforms.
20. Initiating U.S.-led talks between Israel and Palestinians for long-term peace.
The plan emphasizes comprehensive solutions, combining immediate humanitarian relief with structural governance changes and international collaboration.