Donald Trump today thanked Benjamin Netanyahu for ‘agreeing to a peace plan’ in Gaza.
The US President declared at a press conference at The White House it was a ‘big day, a beautiful day’ and ‘potentially one of the greatest days ever in civilisation’.
Mr Trump unveiled his 20-point road map to end the Israel-Hamas war, which includes former UK Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair in a ‘new international transitional body’ to run Gaza on a temporary basis.
But in a dramatic moment, the US President then announced the proposed head of the board to rule over Gaza as himself.
He said a ‘board of peace’ would be ‘headed by a gentleman known as President Donald J Trump of the United States.’
The plan, which the MAGA leader has circulated to Arab leaders, was released after Mr Trump met the Israeli PM in Washington.
Mr Trump said Netanyahu had given his backing to plan, which calls for an immediate ceasefire, followed by disarmament of Hamas and Israeli withdrawal.
He heaped praise on Netanyahu standing beside him for ‘agreeing to the plan’ telling him: ‘This will be your crowning achievement.’
Donald Trump today thanked Benjamin Netanyahu for ‘agreeing to a peace plan’ in Gaza
Netanyahu shakes hands with Trump after a news conference in the State Dining Room of the White House — September 29, 2025
And he lauded a team involving his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, for their work on the Gaza peace deal as Mr Trump declared: ‘I don’t think anybody else could have done it or even come close.’
The American leader also heaped labelled Netanyahu a ‘warrior’ and that Israel was ‘lucky to have him’.
‘I understand and respect his position on many things, but what he’s doing today is so good for Israel,’ he adds.
‘I notice that, they have large crowds gathering in Israel all the time and they have my name up, they like me for whatever reason.’
After marshalling support across Arab and Muslim nations in recent days, before getting Mr Netanyahu onside, he said Hamas are ‘the only one left’ to accept.
The terror group will be given 72 hours to agree and release all 48 hostages – both the 20 living and the 28 bodies.
But if they do not, Mr Trump warned them ‘Israel would have the absolute right and actually our full backing… to finish the job of destroying the threat of Hamas.’
He said approval from all sides was ‘beyond very close’.
Netanyahu warned ‘this can be done the easy way or it can be done the hard way, but it will be done’ as he vowed Israel would ”finish the job by itself’ if Hamas rejected the deal.
The 20 point plan states that on agreement by both sides, ‘the war will immediately end’ with Israeli withdrawals timed to release of the last hostages held by Hamas. During that initial period, there would be a ceasefire.
Existing ‘battle lines’ would be frozen in place and Hamas would lay down its arms with the terror group’s offensive weaponry being destroyed.
Key points include deployment of a ‘temporary international stabilization force’ and creation of a transitional authority headed by Trump.
Smoke rises over destroyed residential buildings following the Israeli attacks in Gaza City — September 29, 2025
The US President declared at a press conference it was a ‘big day, a beautiful day’ and ‘potentially one of the greatest days ever in civilisation
The deal would demand Hamas militants fully disarm and be excluded from future roles in the government. However, those who agreed to ‘peaceful co-existence’ would be given amnesty.
Following Israeli withdrawal, the borders would be opened to aid and investment.
In a crucial change from Mr Trump’s earlier apparent goals, Palestinians will not be forced to leave and instead, the document said, ‘we will encourage people to stay and offer them the opportunity to build a better Gaza.’
Sir Tony Blair’s £300million Gaza peace deal was revealed earlier today and showed his administration gets a ‘war room’, elite bodyguards and a police force to oversee the Strip.
The former PM’s proposal, obtained by the Mail, would mark his most significant intervention in the Middle East since sending British troops to war with Iraq.
Sir Tony has reportedly put himself forward to be chairman of the Gaza International Transitional Authority (GITA), a body proposed by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
The administration would rule initially from nearby El-Arish in Egypt and have ‘policy hubs’ in Amman and Cairo, scaling up to be fully operational within the Strip by year three.
In his role, Sir Tony would lead Gaza’s international diplomacy on the world stage, co-ordinate security with Israel, Egypt and the US, and serve as ‘the escalation point’ on sensitive decisions.
Under the blueprint, GITA’s chairman commands a ‘Strategic Secretariat’ of 25 aides anchoring a crisis ‘war room’ for rapid analysis, co-ordination and messaging.
Former UK Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair (pictured) would be part of a ‘new international transitional body’ to run Gaza on a temporary basis
A UN body declared famine in Gaza City earlier this year with the Strip ravaged by war
Security would be provided by a new Executive Protection Unit (EPU) tasked with ‘close protection’ for Sir Tony, fellow leaders and visiting VIPs.
Staffed by ‘elite personnel from Arab and international contributors’ it is trained for ‘rapid extraction’ and ‘incident response readiness’ and would escort foreign envoys.
The EPU must be ‘politically balanced to reflect neutrality, professionalism and legitimacy’.
It would work in conjunction with a Palestinian Civil Police force and an International Stabilisation Force (ISF), all co-ordinated through a Joint Security Coordination Centre (JSCC).
Police would be ‘nationally recruited’ and ‘professionally vetted’ and be tasked with maintaining public order, investigating crimes and protecting civilians within Gaza.
Meanwhile the ISF – a multinational force – would guard borders, stop weapons smuggling, deter militant resurgence with targeted counter terror raids, and protect reconstruction projects.
The US president had met key Arab leaders at the United Nations last week and said Sunday on social media that ‘ALL ARE ON BOARD FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL, FIRST TIME EVER.’
Netanyahu has recently given little reason for optimism, vowing in a defiant UN speech Friday to ‘finish the job’ against Hamas and rejecting Palestinian statehood – recently recognized by several Western nations.
Normally a staunch ally of Netanyahu, the US president has shown increasing signs of frustration ahead of the Israeli premier’s fourth White House visit since Trump’s return to power.
Trump was infuriated by Israel’s recent strike on Hamas members in key US ally Qatar.
And he warned Netanyahu last week against annexing the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as some of Netanyahu’s cabinet members have urged, a move that would seriously complicate the route to Palestinian statehood.
Netanyahu’s coalition government is propped up by the far-right ministers who oppose a peace deal.
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