Trump & Netanyahu Unveil Peace Plan to End Gaza War and Reshape Middle East

President Donald Trump said Monday that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluded an extensive White House meeting focused on a package of measures aimed at ending the Gaza war and reshaping regional ties. Speaking alongside Netanyahu in the State Dining Room, Trump described the session as “historic” and said the agenda covered Iran, trade, broadening the Abraham Accords and a detailed proposal to stop the fighting in Gaza and set out post-conflict governance. He framed the initiative as an effort to produce “eternal peace in the Middle East.”

Trump said the plan calls for an immediate halt to hostilities and for Arab and Muslim nations to participate in demilitarizing Gaza. He added that the timetable would include a phased withdrawal of Israeli forces and that Arab states would take responsibility for dealing with Hamas. Trump warned that if Hamas refuses the proposal, “Israel would have my full backing to finish the job of destroying the threat of Hamas.”

What the proposal contains

Trump characterized the initiative as a 20-point ceasefire and reconstruction framework that also addresses how Gaza would be governed after the conflict. He said he will chair a transitional “Board of Peace” to oversee Gaza’s redevelopment, noting that other heads of state would sit on the body; the White House document lists former British prime minister Tony Blair as one of the figures involved in shaping the plan.

According to the White House summary, the proposal would bar Hamas from any role — direct or indirect — in Gaza’s governance. It also requires the elimination of military and terror infrastructure in the territory, including tunnels and facilities for weapons production, with measures intended to prevent those capabilities from being rebuilt.

Responses and obstacles

Trump thanked Netanyahu for agreeing to the plan and for trusting a proposed international process to “bring an end to the death and destruction” in the region. But he acknowledged the initiative faces immediate hurdles: Hamas said earlier Monday it had not been consulted on the latest ceasefire proposal and has in the past rejected demands to disarm. The group has consistently maintained that its weapons are legitimate means to resist Israel.

The White House release and Trump’s remarks make clear the plan depends on buy-in from multiple regional actors and the willingness of a militant group it seeks to sideline to stand down — conditions that many analysts say will be difficult to meet. Trump said leaders of Arab nations and Israel asked him to lead the transitional board; whether that political architecture will secure compliance on the ground remains an open question.

Trump also stressed that the proposal addresses Israeli security concerns as well as broader regional ones, and he said he discussed the plan with several foreign leaders. He did not provide a full public accounting of every element of the 20-point text at the press conference, but reiterated that the framework aims to end the war itself and to set a path for reconstruction and longer-term stability.