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Toward Peace
As the Israel-Hamas War passed its two-year anniversary, a glimmer of hope has emerged that the bloody conflict, which has killed more than 65,000 Gazans, may soon come to an end. Here’s a look at the plan on the table.
In late September—as nearly a dozen countries, including France, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, extended formal recognition of Palestinian statehood—U.S. Pres. Donald Trump announced a comprehensive plan to end the war, with backing from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and several international actors, including Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.
What’s in the plan?The key provisions of the plan include an immediate end to the war and resumption of aid to the Gaza Strip; the release of all hostages within 72 hours; gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces in favor of an international stabilization force; amnesty to Hamas members who decommission their weapons and safe passage to those who seek to leave the Gaza Strip; and a potential path for Palestinian statehood through Israeli-Palestinian dialogue.
Initial phasesIsrael and Hamas have agreed to carry out the initial steps of the U.S. peace plan. Hamas said that it would release the remaining living 20 Israeli hostages (and 28 bodies of deceased hostages). Israel agreed in exchange to release almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners (1,700 detainees and 250 sentenced prisoners) and agreed to withdraw its forces from about half of the Gaza Strip.
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