JUST IN: PRESIDENT TRUMP 21-POINT GAZA CEASEFIRE PLAN - THE DETAILS
President Trump held a meeting with officials from Arab and Muslim countries in New York at the UN General Assembly.
The plan:
1. Gaza will be a de-radicalized, terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbors.
2. Gaza will be redeveloped for the benefit of its people.
3. If both sides agree to the proposal, the war will immediately end, with Israeli forces halting all operations and gradually withdrawing from the Strip.
4. Within 48 hours of Israel publicly accepting the deal, all living and deceased hostages will be returned. (This includes the release or return of all 48 Israeli hostages, about 20 of whom are believed to be alive.
5. Once the hostages are returned, Israel will free several hundred Palestinian security prisoners serving life sentences and over 1,000 Gazans arrested since the start of the war, along with the bodies of several hundred Palestinians.
6. Once the hostages are returned, Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistence will be granted amnesty, while members who wish to leave the Strip will be granted safe passage to receiving countries. (This includes a pardon for Hamas members if they agree to disarm and leave Gaza).
7. Once this agreement is reached, aid will surge into the Strip at rates no lower than the benchmarks set in the January 2025 hostage deal, which included 600 trucks of aid per day, along with the rehabilitation of critical infrastructure and the entry of equipment for removing rubble.
8. Aid will be distributed, without interference from either side, by the United Nations and the Red Crescent, along with other international organizations not associated with either Israel or Hamas. (This includes unhindered entry of humanitarian aid delivered by international organizations and the UN.
9. Gaza will be governed by a temporary, transitional government of Palestinian technocrats who will be responsible for providing day-to-day services for the people of the Strip. The committee will be supervised by a new international body established by the US in consultation with Arab and European partners. It will establish a framework for funding the redevelopment of Gaza until the Palestinian Authority has completed its reform program. (This envisions two levels of interim governance: an overarching international body and a Palestinian committee under the Palestinian Authority (PA) to oversee day-to-day governance, with the expectation that the PA assumes full control for a set timeframe.
Hamas would have no role in governance, and the plan proposes a temporary administration by an international, Arab security force.
10. An economic plan will be created to rebuild Gaza through the convening of experts with experience in constructing modern Middle East cities and through the consideration of existing plans aimed at attracting investments and creating jobs. (Reconstruction would occur over five years, managed by an international and Arab consortium.
11. An economic zone will be established, with reduced tariffs and access rates to be negotiated by participating countries.
12. No one will be forced to leave Gaza, but those who choose to leave will be allowed to return. Moreover, Gazans will be encouraged to remain in the Strip and offered an opportunity to build a better future there. (This explicitly states there cannot be any forced displacement of Gaza’s population, a shift from earlier discussions of voluntary relocation.
13. Hamas will have no role in Gaza’s governance whatsoever. There will be a commitment to destroy and stop building any offensive military infrastructure, including tunnels. Gaza’s new leaders will commit to peaceful coexistence with their neighbors. (This includes the collection of Hamas weapons by an international, Arab force within a time-bound framework, and Hamas agreeing to hand over its weapons and leave Gaza as a contingency for the entire plan. (1/2)
14. A security guarantee will be provided by regional partners to ensure that Hamas and other Gaza factions comply with their obligations and that Gaza ceases to pose a threat to Israel or its own people. (This includes the creation of safe humanitarian corridors across the Strip.
15. The US will work with Arab and other international partners to develop a temporary international stabilization force that will immediately deploy in Gaza to oversee security in the Strip. The force will develop and train a Palestinian police force, which will serve as a long-term internal security body.
16. Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza, and the IDF will gradually hand over territory it currently occupies, as the replacement security forces establish control and stability in the Strip. (The U.S. would guarantee that Israel refrains from annexing the West Bank.
17. If Hamas delays or rejects this proposal, the above points will proceed in terror-free areas, which the IDF will gradually hand over to the international stabilization force.
18. Israel agrees not to carry out future strikes in Qatar. The US and the international community acknowledge Doha’s important mediating role in the Gaza conflict. (Israel will not attack Qatar again, following recent airstrikes targeting Hamas leaders in Doha.
19. A process will be established to de-radicalize the population. This will include an interfaith dialogue aimed at changing mindsets and narratives in Israel and Gaza.
20. When Gaza’s redevelopment has been advanced and the PA reform program has been implemented, the conditions may be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian statehood, which is recognized as the aspiration of the Palestinian people. (Both sides would commit to resume final-status negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.
21. The US will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful coexistence. (2/2)
Mike