Scoop: Trump asked Netanyahu to move on Gaza peace plan in post-election call
Summary
President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Thursday phone call to advance the Gaza peace plan after Israel’s Oct. 27 election, according to sources cited by the article. The plan calls for Hamas to disarm, a Palestinian technocratic government to take over civilian governance, and reconstruction to follow verified progress on disarmament.Key Facts
- The phone call also included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff.
- The article says Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of Trump’s 20-point plan a year earlier, leading to a ceasefire and the release of the last 20 living hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks.
- The Board of Peace has worked on an implementation plan that includes a Palestinian technocratic government and an International Stabilization Force.
- The Board of Peace reached a 15-point agreement with Hamas last July on disarming armed groups and transferring civilian and security control to the new Palestinian government.
- Netanyahu’s government has largely not advanced implementation, and Netanyahu has questioned whether Hamas will disarm.
- The Board of Peace presented a six-month initial recovery plan for Gaza worth $2.45 billion at the U.N. General Assembly in September.
- Tony Blair visited Israel after the call and urged Netanyahu and other political leaders to give the plan a chance, according to a source cited by the article.
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