President Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” a 20-point proposal released by the White House on September 29, 2025, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sets conditions for an immediate end to the war, hostage and prisoner exchanges, demilitarization of Gaza, transitional governance, and reconstruction. The text below follows the White House wording as reported by the BBC and The Times of Israel.
- Gaza will be a deradicalised terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbours.
- Gaza will be redeveloped for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough.
- If both sides agree, the war ends immediately. Israeli forces withdraw to an agreed line for hostage release; all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment, are suspended and battle lines frozen until conditions allow a complete staged withdrawal.
- Within 72 hours of Israel publicly accepting the agreement, all hostages, alive and deceased, are returned.
- Once hostages are released, Israel frees 250 life-sentence prisoners plus 1,700 Gazans detained after October 7, 2023 (including all women and children in that context). For every Israeli hostage remains released, Israel releases the remains of 15 deceased Gazans.
- Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistence and decommission their weapons receive amnesty. Those who wish to leave Gaza get safe passage to receiving countries.
- Full aid enters Gaza immediately upon acceptance, at least matching January 19, 2025, levels, covering infrastructure (water, electricity, sewage), hospitals, bakeries, rubble removal, and road opening.
- Aid distribution proceeds without interference from either party via the UN, Red Crescent, and other neutral institutions. The Rafah crossing opens in both directions under the January 19, 2025, mechanism.
- Temporary governance by a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee (qualified Palestinians and international experts) handles day-to-day services, overseen by a “Board of Peace” chaired by President Trump (other members to include figures such as former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair). The board manages funding and redevelopment until a reformed Palestinian Authority can securely take control.
- A Trump economic development plan, drawing on experts behind successful Middle East cities and existing investment proposals, aims to create jobs and attract investment once security and governance frameworks are in place.
- A special economic zone with preferred tariff and access rates is established with participating countries.
- No one is forced to leave Gaza; those who leave may return. People are encouraged to stay and rebuild.
- Hamas and other factions have no role in Gaza governance. All military, terror, and offensive infrastructure (including tunnels and weapons facilities) is destroyed and not rebuilt. Demilitarization occurs under independent monitors, with weapons permanently decommissioned via an agreed process, an internationally funded buy-back and reintegration program, and verification.
- Regional partners guarantee Hamas and faction compliance so “New Gaza” poses no threat to neighbors or its people.
- The US works with Arab and international partners on a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) that deploys immediately, trains and supports vetted Palestinian police (consulting Jordan and Egypt), secures borders with Israel and Egypt, prevents munitions entry, and facilitates goods flow. A deconfliction mechanism is agreed.
- Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza. As the ISF establishes control, the IDF withdraws progressively according to standards, milestones, and timelines linked to demilitarization (agreed with the ISF, guarantors, and the US), retaining only a security perimeter until the terror threat is eliminated.
- If Hamas delays or rejects the proposal, the above measures (including scaled-up aid) proceed in terror-free areas transferred from the IDF to the ISF.
- An interfaith dialogue process promotes tolerance and peaceful coexistence to shift mindsets and narratives.
- As redevelopment advances and Palestinian Authority reforms are carried out, conditions may allow a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.
- The United States establishes a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous coexistence.
