Several Israeli officials and world leaders welcomed the Gaza peace plan presented by US President Donald Trump in social media posts on Monday night.
President Isaac Herzog called for the "rapid implementation" of the plan, thanking Trump for his leadership and congratulated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the development, which would change "the reality in the Gaza Strip and the Middle East."
Herzog also emphasized that Hamas must also agree to the plan in order to "allow a future of hope for the peoples of the region."
Blue and White head Benny Gantz congratulated Trump on his peace plan, saying that Israel must seize the opportunity to end the war and return the hostages remaining in Gaza. "We must not miss the opportunity again to return our hostages, protect our security, and achieve a strategic shift that will also lead to the expansion of normalization in the future."
"We cannot allow petty politics to thwart the plan," he concluded.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid echoed the sentiment in his own social media post: "President Trump's plan is the right basis for a hostage deal and ending the war."
Yossi Fuchs, the government secretary, also applauded the plan in a post to X/Twitter, noting that it fulfills all of the conditions to end the war that the security cabinet agreed upon in early August.
However, he says, that "the Palestinian Authority will not govern Gaza."
"I do not know what Hamas's response to the plan will be," Fuchs wrote, "but if it responds positively, it will be for three main reasons: the intense maneuver in the heart of Gaza City, the assassination attempt in Qatar, and the optimal diplomatic maneuver by Trump and Netanyahu that isolated Hamas from the Arab world."
World leaders respond to Trump's plan
French President Emmanuel Macron endorsed the plan, stating that he expects Israel to "engage resolutely" with the details of the plan and that Hamas "has no choice but" to follow the plan, calling on Hamas to release all hostages immediately.
He also noted that France will "remain vigilant regarding the commitments of each party."
Giorgia Meloni, the Prime Minister of Italy, referred to the plan as a possible "turning point" in the region in a social media post on Monday night and expressed her nation's willingness to do their part in coordination with the United States and urged all involved parties to "seize the opportunity."
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed US President Donald Trump's efforts to end the war in Gaza with a new plan, according to Reuters.
"We call on all sides to come together and to work with the US Administration to finalize this agreement and bring it into reality," he said. "Hamas should now agree to the plan and end the misery by laying down their arms and releasing all remaining hostages."
The foreign ministries of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt all released a joint statement endorsing the plan. Together they thanked Trump for his “sincere efforts to end the war” and expressed confidence in his ability to secure peace in the region.
The United States envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, told reporters that he has a positive feeling towards US President Donald Trump's peace plan on Monday.
"I'm very hopeful," he said. "The stakeholders in this, they want to see it happen."
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that she also welcomed Trump's peace proposal.
"Welcome President @realDonaldTrump's commitment to end the war in Gaza. Encourage all parties to now seize this opportunity. The EU stands ready to contribute," she wrote on X/Twitter.
"Hostilities should end with provision of immediate humanitarian relief to the population in Gaza and with all hostages released immediately," she added.