Since Washington, Donald Trump presented this Monday a plan intended to turn the page of the war in Gaza. Alongside the Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, the American president detailed a 20 -point device which he describes as “decisive”, supposed to pave the way for a new governance in the Palestinian enclave, but still awaits Hamas’ response.
At the heart of the project: the establishment of a Palestinian technocrats committee, temporarily responsible for managing Gaza. This body would be placed under the supervision of an unprecedented international structure, chaired by Trump himself, and in which the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair would participate in particular. The mission of this body is to control the political and administrative transition.
Regarding Hamas, for Trump the line is clear: the Islamist movement will be completely excluded from the future device. Its members would be offered a secure passage outside Gaza, while all the infrastructures qualified as “terrorists” would be dismantled.
The plan also insists on reconstruction. A large -scale economic program would be launched to raise Gaza after months of destruction, with the guarantee that “neither occupation nor Israeli annexation” will take place.
Trump claims that his plan is based on cooperation between the United States, Israel and several Arab countries, including Qatar, which has confirmed its diplomatic commitment. The White House also assures that no Palestinian will be forced to leave Gaza.
A humanitarian component is also in good place. Trump promised that “once the Israeli hostages have been released, Israel will release 1,700 Palestinian detainees arrested since October 7, as well as 250 prisoners sentenced to life.” Added to this is an exchange of remains: for each restored Israeli hostage, Israel would undertake to hand over the bodies of fifteen Palestinians.
At a press conference, Netanyahu gave his agreement in principle, acting what Trump presented as “the end of the war”. The American president, posing as a “guarantor” of the process, thanked several Arab and Islamic countries for their support, before concluding that this plan marked “the beginning of a new era for Gaza, turned towards civil governance and an education released from the influence of Hamas”.
