Trump Unveils Gaza Ceasefire Plan; Tony Blair To Join Peace Board
US President Donald Trump has announced a plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressing his support. The plan seeks to bring stability in Gaza and full disarmament of Hamas and demilitarisation of Gaza.
The plan seeks no role for Hamas in the governance of Gaza, and the new government of Palestine will involve national and international experts.
Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan
- Under Trump’s plan, Arab and Muslim countries commit to demilitarising Gaza.
- The US will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous co-existence, and within 72 hours of Israel publicly accepting this agreement, all hostages, alive and deceased, will be returned.
- If both sides agree to the Gaza peace proposal, the war will immediately end, and Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza.
- The plan envisions a phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
- It calls for an international body, known as the Board of Peace, led by Trump, to oversee post-war governance.
- Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair could be on the board; others to be named in the coming days.
- Hamas will play no role in the governance of Gaza at all, directly or indirectly.
- The new Palestinian government is to be made up of Palestinians and international experts.
In the newly emerging developments in Israeli-Palestine politics and regional geopolitics, some new turns may unfold in the near future, as Benjamin Netanyahu has apologized to Qatar via phone call for its unprovoked attack while Qatar was trying to mediate the Israel-Hamas talks.
As of September 30, 2025, nearly two years after Israel’s deadly attacks on October 7, 2023 has a retaliation for a Hamas attack inside Israel. As per the Gaza Health Ministry reports, over 66,414 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, with an additional 163,859 injured and over 4 lakh expected to be found under the rubble, marking a staggering human toll amid relentless Israeli military operations.
