"Yesterday, President Donald Trump unveiled a 20-point proposal for ending the devastating conflict in Gaza. On paper, it's a mostly sensible deal-and certainly better than the alternative, which is what it should be measured against. Among other elements, the plan would end the war, return the remaining hostages, surge aid into Gaza, disarm and potentially exile Hamas, and provide an eventual pathway toward Palestinian self-government."
"The hard part is the follow-through. Trump, always the salesman, presented the agreement as a done deal. But the real work has only just begun. Can Trump and his Middle Eastern allies get Hamas to assent to concessions, such as demilitarization, that it has thus far refused? And can the president keep Netanyahu from flipping on the deal if and when it threatens his far-right coalition in Parliament?"
A 20-point proposal aims to end the Gaza war, secure the remaining hostages, surge humanitarian aid, disarm and potentially exile Hamas, and create a pathway to Palestinian self-government. The plan explicitly repudiates a prior idea to forcibly remove Gazans for development and shifts support toward more conventional settlement terms. The proposal has backing from the European Union, the Palestinian Authority, key Arab states, Israeli hostage families, Turkey, and Qatar, with qualified praise from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Major implementation challenges remain: persuading Hamas to demilitarize, ensuring Qatar and Turkey deliver Hamas leaders, and preventing Netanyahu from abandoning the deal under domestic political pressure.
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