Trump Announces Terms of Israel-Palestine Peace Deal, Dependent on Hamas Acceptance 

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a deal Monday for long-awaited peace in the Middle East. 

“Israel would have my full backing to finish the job of destroying the threat of Hamas, but I hope that we’re going to have a deal for peace, and if Hamas rejects the deal—which is always possible, they’re the only one left. Everyone else has accepted it—but I have a feeling that we’re going to have a positive answer,” Trump said. “But if not, as you know, Bibi, you’d have my full backing to do what you would have to do. ” 

If Israel and Hamas both agree to the 20-point proposal, the war will immediately end. 

“Israeli forces will withdraw to the agreed upon line to prepare for a hostage release. During this time, all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment, will be suspended, and battle lines will remain frozen until conditions are met for the complete staged withdrawal,” the proposal says. 

“Within 72 hours of Israel publicly accepting this agreement, all hostages, alive and deceased, will be returned,” the deal continues. 

“Everyone understands that the ultimate result must be the elimination of any danger posed in the region, and that danger is caused by Hamas,” Trump said at Monday’s press conference. “The tyranny of terror has to end.” 

Under the deal, “Gaza will be a deradicalized terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbors.” 

“Gaza will be redeveloped for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough,” the plan states.  

Trump slammed Hamas for its reign of terror in Palestine. 

“Instead of building a better life for the Palestinians, Hamas diverted resources to build over 400 miles of tunnels and terror infrastructure, rocket production facilities, and hidden military command posts at launch sites in hospital, schools, and mosques, so if you want after them, you’d be after them and you wouldn’t even realize you ended up knocking out a hospital or school or a mosque,” Trump said. 

Many Palestinians want to live in peace, Trump said. 

“I challenge the Palestinians to take responsibility for their destiny, because that’s what we’re giving them,” Trump said. “We’re giving them responsibility for their destiny by fully condemning and prohibiting terrorism and earning their way to a brighter future. They don’t want the life that they’ve had. They’ve had a rough life with Hamas.” 

Upon acceptance of this agreement, full aid will be immediately sent into the Gaza Strip. 

“Gaza will be governed under the temporary transitional governance of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee, responsible for delivering the day-to-day running of public services and municipalities for the people in Gaza,” the deal says. 

The Trump administration will create an economic development plan to rebuild and energize Gaza. 

“Many thoughtful investment proposals and exciting development ideas have been crafted by well-meaning international groups, and will be considered to synthesize the security and governance frameworks to attract and facilitate these investments that will create jobs, opportunity, and hope for future Gaza,” the proposal says. 

“What the future holds for the Palestinians, no one really knows, but the plan that we put forward today is focused on ending the war immediately, getting all of our hostages back, getting everything back, and creating conditions for durable Israeli security and Palestinian success,” Trump said. 

Going forward, America will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous co-existence, according to the proposal.

Netanyahu said this is a new beginning for Gaza and the entire region. 

“Your plan provides a practical and realistic path forward for Gaza in the coming years, in which Gaza, will be administered, neither by Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority, but by those committed to genuine peace with Israel,” Netanyahu said. 

Netanyahu warned that Gaza can do this the easy way, or the hard way. 

“But if Hamas rejects your plan, Mr. President, or if they supposedly accept it and then, then basically do everything to counter it, then Israel will finish the job by itself,” the prime minister said. “This can be done the easy way, or it can be done the hard way, but it will be done.”

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