Trump’s 21 Point Plan for a Piece of Gaza

On August 28, 2025, Axios reported on a meeting involving Trump, Tony Blair, Jared Kushner, and Israeli official Ron Dermer, which focused on a post-war strategy for Gaza. At the time, the gathering at the White House did not yield any definitive outcomes, but it did highlight the lingering uncertainty about who could assume control of Gaza following Hamas. Since then, the UN has announced a famine in Gaza, and there is consensus among the most respected international humanitarian organizations that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Today, Axios has reported that on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Trump and White House envoy Steve Witkoff presented a ’21-point plan for peace in the Mideast in Gaza” to Arab and Muslim leaders, which apparently is intended to resolve the conflict in Gaza. 

The specifics of the plan have not been disclosed to the public yet, leaving the public to speculate on the precise content of the proposals and on how realistic the proposed scenario is. Reportedly, Trump has promised the Arab leaders that he will not allow the annexation of the West Bank, a welcome pledge even though, under Netanyahu, Israel has made significant strides in reinforcing and expanding its de facto control over the West Bank, notwithstanding the growth of Jewish settlements in the occupied area and an increase in Israel’s security presence there. Meanwhile, during the UNGA annual meeting, several countries have been sequentially and officially recognizing the State of Palestine, a development that Trump and Israel are evidently displeased with.

It’s important to highlight that the 2020 Abraham Accords were established following Israel’s threat to annex the West Bank, prompting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to propose normalizing relations in return for an Israeli commitment to refrain from further land theft. On Monday, Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House. It is yet to be determined how Trump will persuade an Israeli Prime Minister, who faces significant pressure from hardliners whose main objective is to ethnically cleanse the West Bank and Gaza. Axios has the story….

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Trump’s Gaza peace plan

President Trump and White House envoy Steve Witkoff presented Arab and Muslim leaders with a “21-point plan” for ending the war in Gaza and for post-Hamas governance on Tuesday, garnering positive responses from the attendees.

Why it matters: It’s the first time Trump has presented a U.S. plan for ending the war in Gaza. On Wednesday, several leaders issued statements praising it.

Trump told the leaders at the meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly that the war must end urgently, two sources said. Trump noted that he’s presenting the plan because every day the war continues, Israel becomes more and more isolated internationally, one source added.

“We’re hopeful, and I might say even confident, that in the coming days we’ll be able to announce some sort of breakthrough,” Witkoff said on Wednesday.

Driving the news: The sources said the US. proposals were variations of ideas that have been discussed over the last six months, and updates to ideas developed by Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

The main principles are:

• • The release of all remaining hostages.
  • A permanent ceasefire.
  • Gradual Israeli withdrawal from all of the Gaza Strip.
  • A post-war plan that includes a governing mechanism in Gaza without Hamas.
  • A security force that would include Palestinians but also soldiers from Arab and Muslim countries.
  • Funding from Arab and Muslim countries for the new administration in Gaza and for reconstruction of the enclave.
  • Some involvement of the Palestinian Authority.

The sources noted that Trump asked the Arab and Muslim leaders for their support of these principles and their commitment to take part in the post-war plan for Gaza.

The other side: The meeting was attended by leaders and senior officials from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan. According to two sources, the Arab leaders presented Trump with several conditions for supporting his plan:

• • Israel will not annex parts of the West Bank or Gaza.
  • Israel will not occupy parts of Gaza.
  • Israel will not build settlements in Gaza.
  • Israel will stop undermining the status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
  • Humanitarian aid to Gaza will immediately increase.

Trump made it clear to the Arab and Muslim leaders that he would not allow Israel to annex parts of the West Bank, two sources said. Politico reported first on Trump’s pledge to prevent annexation. At the end of the meeting, the Arab and Muslim leaders expressed support for the American principles and committed to taking part in the post-war plan, the sources said.

What they’re saying: In a joint statement on Wednesday, the leaders of seven Arab and Muslim countries that attended the summit expressed support for Trump’s plan.

“We reaffirm our commitment to cooperate with President Trump and emphasize the importance of his leadership in order to end the war and open horizons for a just and lasting peace,” they said.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a separate statement in support of Trump’s plan.

“I appreciate the efforts of President Trump to stop the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip in particular, and his pursuit of peace in the Middle East at large. I value the proposals he presented during his meeting yesterday in New York with a number of Arab and Islamic leaders, which I view as an important foundation upon which we can build further in the coming period to achieve peace,” al-Sisi said.

One Arab official who attended the meeting said it was clear “very good” and stressed “Trump is definitely committed to ending the war.” Another Arab official said the participants left the meeting “very hopeful.” 

“For the first time, we felt there was a serious plan on the table. President Trump wants this chapter to be over so that we can move forward to better things in the region,” the official said.

State of play: On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Witkoff had a follow-up meeting with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan, to turn the principles Trump presented into a more detailed and operational plan.

What’s next: Israeli officials noted that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is generally aware of the U.S. principles and that his confidant Ron Dermer has recently held discussions on the subject with Kushner and Blair. Trump told the Arab leaders that the next step is to discuss the plan with Netanyahu at the White House on Monday in order to secure his support, according to a source familiar with the contents of the meeting.

“The U.S. outline was good but needed a bit more refining with input from Arab countries. After it is finalized the U.S. will have to sell it to Bibi,” an Arab official said.

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