Trump's Peace Plan

Two-week ceasefire intended to allow Hamas disarmament, launch peace deal, sources tell 'Post'

There is currently a two-week ceasefire to finalize the details of the process. However, if Hamas does not begin the process, this will be considered a violation of and an end to the ceasefire. 

Israeli forces from the Kfir Brigade operate along the Yellow Line near Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, December 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

Saudi Arabia-US nuke deal helps MBS realize Saudi Vision 2030 - opinion

IDF SOLDIERS operating in the Gaza Strip.

Israel now controls up to 70% of Gaza, Security Cabinet told amid expanded IDF offensive

Hamas members look on as they escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the yellow line, in Gaza City, November 12, 2025.

Israel’s Gaza approach risks cementing Hamas rule - opinion


What does Trump's Phase II hold in store for Gaza's future? - analysis

There are a few answers to the major existential questions that have held the "Day After" in Gaza hostage. But the answers, good or bad, will likely start to become clearer in the coming months.

Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 6, 2026.

As Gaza's Phase II begins, key questions remain over Hamas's willingness to disarm - analysis

“Today, on behalf of President Trump, we are announcing the launch of Phase Two of the President’s 20-Point Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, moving from ceasefire to demilitarization," Witkoff said.

DOES THE West underestimate how ideology shapes lives in the Middle East? Here, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, flanked by US Vice President JD Vance (left) and Jared Kushner, speaks during a press conference following a military briefing at the Civil-Military Coordination Center on Tuesday in Kirya

US to discuss demilitarization, amnesty with Hamas, Israel, US officials say

US officials stated that President Trump sent out invitations to the countries he personally selected to be on the Gaza Board of Peace.

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, December 11, 2025.

Donald Trump: Iran's killing of protesters 'is stopping, no plan for executions'

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that "there is no plan" by Iran to hang people. "Hanging is out of the question."

US President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2025

Trump’s Gaza peace plan officially entering Phase II, Witkoff announces

The interim governing body for Gaza will have 15 members, according to Witkoff, though their names have not been confirmed. It remains unclear how Hamas will be disarmed as required by the plan.

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the weekly rally at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2025.

Netanyahu convenes Israel's security cabinet on Gaza ceasefire's Phase II

Israel’s Security Cabinet met to discuss Phase II of the Gaza peace plan amid ongoing Iranian protests. The progression hinges on Hamas disarming and returning the remains of the final hostage.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a security cabinet meeting on April 6, 2023

President Trump: Iran is tired of being beaten

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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview with the state TV, amid protests, in Tehran, Iran in this screengrab obtained from a video released on January 11, 2026.

Ousting Hamas is not enough: New reality of Gaza must change - opinion

The new reality of Gaza has to change. It is not enough for Hamas to no longer control Gaza.

Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 6, 2026.

Israel asks Trump administration to exclude Turkey from Board of Peace, sources tell 'Post'

Israel has repeatedly expressed disapproval of the presence of Turkish troops in Gaza as part of the International Stabilization Force that is to be deployed in the next phase of the Trump plan.

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan walks after speaking to the media, at the end of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 23, 2025

Trump says Israel '100%' lived up to Gaza first phase requirements, Hamas has 'hell to pay'

United States President Donald Trump held a press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida to discuss multiple topics, including the US-brokered Israel-Gaza peace deal.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025