Overview

• Washington Post and Israeli outlets published the 21-point proposal: an immediate cease-fire, rapid hostage releases, disarmament of Hamas, a U.S.-backed international stabilization force, a technocratic interim administration for Gaza, large-scale aid and reconstruction, and a pathway toward a Palestinian state.
• Israeli media report that most elements are acceptable to Jerusalem but that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks changes, while far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir opposes ending the war without a decisive defeat of Hamas and Defense Minister Yisrael Katz touts intensified operations in Gaza.
• Hamas says it has not received the plan and rejects disarmament; senior figure Ghazi Hamad defended the October 7 attacks and called Hamas’s arms “legitimate,” stating weapons would only fall under a future Palestinian army in a sovereign state.
• Egypt’s foreign minister backed Trump’s vision, said Cairo is training Palestinian police with Jordan, raised the prospect of a limited international force, and announced plans to host a Gaza reconstruction conference in the coming weeks.
• Trump has shared the plan with Arab and Muslim leaders and is set to discuss it with Netanyahu in Washington, as the UAE’s foreign minister urged Netanyahu in New York to end the war and secure a sustained cease-fire with hostage releases.